[Vwdiesel] Rainy Season, Leaky Jetta

[Shawn Wright]

On 28 Nov 2004 at 8:43, Val Christian <val at swamps.roc.ny.us> wrote:

> Well it's not snowing, yet.  But it is raining, and my Jetta parked with a 
> 3 degree noseup attitude is getting wet footwells in the back seat.  As 
> near as I can tell, it's not coming from the cable feed-throughs. 
> 
> Can anyone discuss (again perhaps) the leak sources?  I'm wondering
> if the windshield may be leaking at the bottom, but haven't figured
> out how to prove that one out.
> 
> Pointers anyone?

If it's an A2, then it's probably the front door seals. They leak, allowing water to drop 
down inner edge of rocker panel and into rear footwell. Both of my '85s have had this 
problem repeatedly. The lower edge of plastic film leaks - my solution was to feed it 
*inside* the door frame along the bottom edge, so that if the seal leaks, water will still 
just run inside the door and out the drain holes.
--
Shawn Wright
I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School