[Vwpickups] Re: Vwpickups Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4
Don Tran
trangen at gmail.com
Mon Apr 13 12:37:33 CDT 2009
I think I found it the drains on both ends of the cowls were plugged with
dirt and debry
Thanks All
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> 1. Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side (Don Tran)
> 2. Re: Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side (Roger Brown)
> 3. Re: Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side (RONALD HAY)
> 4. Re: Re: 81 diesel rebuild (B.W.)
> 5. Re: Re: 81 diesel rebuild (decker at toledotel.com)
> 6. Re: Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side (E&M)
> 7. RE: Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
> (Mathew Banack)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:41:33 -0700
> From: Don Tran <trangen at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
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> My 1981 Caddy leaks terribly when it rains. The driver side gets a puddle
> about 1/2 inch.
>
> Does anyone have a fix?
>
> Where is it leaking from? because I don't think its the front windshield
> glass or seal, they look still very good and the A pillar has no rust or
> holes, it's got to be from the vent /drainage by the wipers, right?
>
> Thanks
>
> Don
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:45:20 -0700
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers
> side
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
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> Don Tran wrote:
> > My 1981 Caddy leaks terribly when it rains. The driver side gets a puddle
> > about 1/2 inch.
> >
> > Does anyone have a fix?
> >
> > Where is it leaking from? because I don't think its the front windshield
> > glass or seal, they look still very good and the A pillar has no rust or
> > holes, it's got to be from the vent /drainage by the wipers, right?
>
> Might check the grommet where the antenna cable for the radio comes
> through. I recall my
> old '78 Rabbit had that problem and there was a factory recall to fix it.
> Would always
> have a soggy floor mat after a rain. Part of the fix was to add a drip
> loop to the
> antenna cable inside the wheel well so that water would drip off that loop
> instead of
> wicking down the cable and through the grommet.
>
> --
>
> Roger
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:28:03 -0400 (EDT)
> From: RONALD HAY <hayr at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers
> side
> To: r c brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> Cc: vwpickups at neubayern.net
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> It is probably what Roger said, the antenna grommet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Sent: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:45:20 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
>
> Don Tran wrote:
> > My 1981 Caddy leaks terribly when it rains. The driver side gets a puddle
> > about 1/2 inch.
> >
> > Does anyone have a fix?
> >
> > Where is it leaking from? because I don't think its the front windshield
> > glass or seal, they look still very good and the A pillar has no rust or
> > holes, it's got to be from the vent /drainage by the wipers, right?
>
> Might check the grommet where the antenna cable for the radio comes
> through. I recall my
> old '78 Rabbit had that problem and there was a factory recall to fix it.
> Would always
> have a soggy floor mat after a rain. Part of the fix was to add a drip
> loop to the
> antenna cable inside the wheel well so that water would drip off that loop
> instead of
> wicking down the cable and through the grommet.
>
> --
>
> Roger
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:14:05 GMT
> From: "B.W." <whitelbl at netzero.net>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: 81 diesel rebuild
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
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> Does anyone on the list do reliable (and inexpensive) rebuilds? I have an
> old 81 and a 79 diesel that need rebuilding. Also the Fueld pump unit.
> Thanks.
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:26:03 -0700
> From: <decker at toledotel.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: 81 diesel rebuild
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> The internet is a big world. It would seem that the location of an engine
> might be important. Someone from Maine probably doesn't need a rebuilder of
> engines in Los Angles. If the pump just needs to be resealed which is the
> norm there are diesel pump service business all over the US also. Perhaps
> you might state your approximate location.
> Brian Decker
> Western Washington
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> From: "B.W." <whitelbl at netzero.net>
> To: <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: 81 diesel rebuild
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> Does anyone on the list do reliable (and inexpensive) rebuilds? I have an
> old 81 and a 79 diesel that need rebuilding. Also the Fueld pump unit.
> Thanks.
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:59:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: E&M <coupe6em at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers
> side
> To: Don Tran <trangen at gmail.com>, vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Message-ID: <917415.6796.qm at web53104.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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> Make sure the drains in the corners of the cowl area, under the hood vents
> by the wipers are clear. There's a piece of black plastic covering that
> area, or there was originally. I also put some black silicone around the
> blower motor where in comes through that area...after almost 30 years the
> original seal may not be doing it's job.
>
>
>
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> From: Don Tran <trangen at gmail.com>
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:33 PM
> Subject: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
>
> My 1981 Caddy leaks terribly when it rains. The driver side gets a puddle
> about 1/2 inch.
>
> Does anyone have a fix?
>
> Where is it leaking from? because I don't think its the front windshield
> glass or seal, they look still very good and the A pillar has no rust or
> holes, it's got to be from the vent /drainage by the wipers, right?
>
> Thanks
>
> Don
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:13:23 +0000
> From: Mathew Banack <jiggseob at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers
> side
> To: <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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>
> If the drains at the ends of the cowl/heater area are plugged, the water
> will puddle-up and go in the heater. Then it will end up on eiter side.
>
> If mine got just the right amount of rain, it would just puddle-up and the
> first hard left turn my feet got washed. Beautiful.
>
> Mathew Banack
> 81 LX diesel.
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:28:03 -0400
> > From: hayr at embarqmail.com
> > To: r.c.brown at ieee.org
> > Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
> > CC: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> >
> > It is probably what Roger said, the antenna grommet
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Roger Brown
> > To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> > Sent: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:45:20 -0400 (EDT)
> > Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] Re: Rain Leaking in to cabin floor drivers side
> >
> > Don Tran wrote:
> >> My 1981 Caddy leaks terribly when it rains. The driver side gets a
> puddle
> >> about 1/2 inch.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a fix?
> >>
> >> Where is it leaking from? because I don't think its the front windshield
> >> glass or seal, they look still very good and the A pillar has no rust or
> >> holes, it's got to be from the vent /drainage by the wipers, right?
> >
> > Might check the grommet where the antenna cable for the radio comes
> through. I recall my
> > old '78 Rabbit had that problem and there was a factory recall to fix it.
> Would always
> > have a soggy floor mat after a rain. Part of the fix was to add a drip
> loop to the
> > antenna cable inside the wheel well so that water would drip off that
> loop instead of
> > wicking down the cable and through the grommet.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Roger
> >
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