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#128 of 207 Re: Ralka - a question [ralka] by euphonium Dec 01, 2008 (10:17 pm)
Replying to: ralka (Dec 01, 2008 2:17 pm) Thank you for the opinion. Our '94 Town Car, 142,000, is still dry and has never been wet. It spent Thanksgiving weekend out in constant rain on Orcas Island & remained dry.   Should we replace it, I am drawn to the '05 Jaguar XJ8L because it doesn't look like all the other "tear drop" styles on the road and is still RWD.   Again, Thank You for your input.
#129 of 207 by 99towncarexec Dec 02, 2008 (8:03 am)
Your '94 will last you 442,000 if you take care of it!Jags are nice but expensive to fix.I have an 02 X TYPE,AWD.Can't even find remote start for it!True that not all Lincolns leak.The majority of mine didn't.
#130 of 207 by 99towncarexec Dec 04, 2008 (12:56 pm)
Well fellas,I lifted the carpet in the 99.It is soaked under there!!I left it up a couple of days and I don't think it did anything.I put some sealer stuff around the plugs in the floor too.I guess I'm going to need to remove the rug and hang it somewhere for a week or so till dry.It's been raining here for a while.The floor doesn't feel any wetter then it was.I did cover the windshield last night with this plastic garbage bag type thing for that specific thing. Replies to this message: robkstone (Dec 04, 2008 1:07 pm)
#131 of 207 Re: [99towncarexec] by robkstone Dec 04, 2008 (1:07 pm)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Dec 04, 2008 12:56 pm) sorry to hear about it-Well Ralka says if it isn't the fresh air vent, the sunroof, door seals, it could be a body seam. I think you need to be in the car while someone works the hose on certain areas of the car and hope you can see while your in it where it is coming in. I think you'll find it that way-are all the drain plugs plugged in?
#132 of 207 by 99towncarexec Dec 04, 2008 (1:24 pm)
Yes,the plugs I pulled from the driver side front and back,and passenger side back are back in there.I did see the hose for the sunroof.It looked ok from what I could see.Where does it go under there??Did you ever go see RALKA??
#133 of 207 99Towncarexec: by robkstone Dec 04, 2008 (6:03 pm)
I never saw Ralka because apparently my fix to my fresh air vent worked and stopped the leak. My car hasn't leaked since I fixed it and I left it out in a bad rain the other day. My carpets are finally drying out completely and I put baking soda on them and have been vacuuming them with my wet/dry vac. Also I sprayed some Lysol on them. I also put some silicone on any exposed rubber that probably covers some seams. Do you see a chunk of foam in the corner under the hood on the passenger side. Take it out and inspect around there and look in the corner where water drips from the roof. If you supect anything leaking you might hit it with silicone. Ralka was saying that on certain cars he has seen that you need to remove the fender to get to the leak.Like I said, have somebody run the hose on it while your sitting in the car and try to see where the leak is coming in from.
#134 of 207 by 99towncarexec Dec 04, 2008 (7:04 pm)
Yea,I took that foam stuff out a while ago.It was all dark and old looking.Should I put it back in there?Is that need in the corners under the hood? Replies to this message: robkstone (Dec 05, 2008 4:46 am)
#135 of 207 Re: [99towncarexec] by robkstone Dec 05, 2008 (4:46 am)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Dec 04, 2008 7:04 pm) yeah, I would definitely put it back in but before you do, check the rubber caulking in that area and see if it looks good-for preventive measures, I put some silicone on a few existing rubber spots there. Also check the plastic piece that goes over the plastic housing for the fresh air vent-the one that rests on the windshield that's held down with the two long black plastic screws. there should be a foam gasket underneath- mine was loose so I reattached it-make sure that part is on there tight after you secure the foam.
#136 of 207 by 99towncarexec Dec 05, 2008 (5:01 am)
OK.The gasket under the black thing wasn't in good shape so I put some spare rubber stripping in there,like weatherstripping.The black screws are a little loose though,stripped or something.Those 2 foam things looked like old beehives which is why I took them out!I'll put them back in. Replies to this message: robkstone (Dec 05, 2008 10:41 am)
#137 of 207 Re: [99towncarexec] by robkstone Dec 05, 2008 (10:41 am)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Dec 05, 2008 5:01 am) those long black screws press in-they're held in with these white plastic rectangular pieces that press into the body under the entire plastic piece-you won't get them too tight but you can make sure the white plastic pieces they go into are there and are doing their job. I replaced one that was cracked- I got it at the dealer- if the whole thing is tight water would tend to go over it rather than under it and into the fresh air vent-at least this is my theory- when I removed mine the foam gasket was loose so I reattached it.

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