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#93 of 207 Car wash by 99towncarexec Nov 20, 2008 (12:04 pm)
Ok fellas.I just went thru the touchless car was here and didn't see a drop of water come thru anywhere.The floor is still wet front and back.Where could this water be coming from????The grommet area was dry,the seals,etc. Replies to this message: robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 12:33 pm) 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 1:04 pm) robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 1:19 pm)
#94 of 207 Re: Car wash [99towncarexec] by robkstone Nov 20, 2008 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 12:04 pm) 99towncarexec: sorry to hear about it. I did the silicone fix on my fresh air vent and haven't tested it to see if it's still leaking. The smell from the new silicone has been bothersome. Since I'm not the expert on this, I guess the answer will have to come from Ralka. The bottom line is you might have to pay someone to examine the car. I know Reedman has a water leak expert and so do many other Ford dealers. Replies to this message: 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 1:04 pm) robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 1:19 pm)
#95 of 207 Re: Car wash [robkstone] by 99towncarexec Nov 20, 2008 (1:04 pm)
Replying to: robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 12:33 pm) Yea,The last thing I want to do is give the car to a dealer and get milked for hours of searching and not finding anything. Replies to this message: robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 1:19 pm)
#96 of 207 Re: Car wash [99towncarexec] by robkstone Nov 20, 2008 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 1:04 pm) yeah man, you're right about that-do you know anyone in the auto body business?-I think it's not uncommon in their field to fix water leaks-what about Ralka?- he said he was in NE PA-can you get his number to see if he could look at it for you? He certainly has the experience! If my fix doesn't work I'm going to have a friend of mine who works in a body shop look at it.
#97 of 207 by 99towncarexec Nov 20, 2008 (1:26 pm)
I just called my body shop guy at work.He said spray glass cleaner on the outside of the windsheild,and go inside and hit the windsheild with an air hose and look for air bubbles.Sounds like my next venture!I'm upstate NY so I'm a ways from PA. but I go to south Jersey in the summer. Replies to this message: robkstone (Nov 20, 2008 6:33 pm)
#98 of 207 Re: [99towncarexec] by robkstone Nov 20, 2008 (6:33 pm)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 1:26 pm) let me know if you find anything- maybe you're not seeing the water leak into the car because it's coming from the bottom of the windshield and behind the carpets, just a theory. I would have the windshield resealed-it's not as expensive, like you said, as having the dealer look around for hours, charge you and not find anything. The other thing is being in NY, there has to be other guys with this problem and someone who has experience fixing them because there is so much livery business and these cars are all over the NY area.
#99 of 207 by 99towncarexec Nov 20, 2008 (6:46 pm)
I'll get it resealed and let you know what they find. Replies to this message: robkstone (Nov 21, 2008 1:35 pm)
#100 of 207 Re: [99towncarexec] by robkstone Nov 21, 2008 (1:35 pm)
Replying to: 99towncarexec (Nov 20, 2008 6:46 pm) don't forget, if you aren't taking up the carpets, and exposing the wetness to air or fans, they take a long time to dry. Mine are still wet after a week of being in the garage.
#101 of 207 by 99towncarexec Nov 21, 2008 (1:53 pm)
Yea,thanks.I have to do that but I always drive the car now that it's cold out.The VETTE stays inside!!Maybe I'll pull it out and let the Lincoln sit.I had a tech pour some water around the sunroof to check drainage and he said it was good.I talked to a windshield place and the guy didn't seem to think water could get in the back if it was the windshield where it was coming in from. I'm stumped!!Hopefully Ralka sees this and can chime in.
#102 of 207 towncarexec99: by robkstone Nov 21, 2008 (2:09 pm)
If you drive the car with the rubber plugs out on both the front and rear and the carpets propped up with something to get airflow under them, they'll dry out much like if you had fans on them. I still would like to remove my seats and take the whole carpet up but I don't have the space or a heated garage to do it. If the leak is in the front the water does travel to the back because it's the lowest point especially if the drain plugs aren't out-the water has no where else to go and because of the rubberized backing, the water gets retained until you squeeze it by putting your feet on it- If you remove the front carpet there is an additional pad with backing that rests on the firewall where your feet would go-mine was also soaking wet. I also have a sunroof-where would the water be leaking to if the seal is bad on this? Also if you remove the plugs don't forget to put them back in or you'll get water from the road when it gets wet out. This is a real pain in the butt and I'd like to confront Ford with this problem -but who knows how much longer they'll be in business and they'll probably tell me it's an old car out of warranty, so it's my problem!

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