My 89 coupe has sat in rain in office parking lot quite a lot the last
several weeks, and water leaks down from knee bolster into footwells,
badly on driver side & some on passenger side. Air plenum/wiper
compartment drains are clear and its NOT A/C condensate.
From what I can figure before removing A pillar trim or other
windshield trim, the rain water leak is either (1) the A pillar drains,
or (2) windshield seal.
After reading the section in Kirby’s Book, “Water Leaks - A-Pillar
Drain”, page 467 of the current pdf version, I must confess I don’t
quite understand how that drain channel is supposed to be under the
chrome A pillar trim piece held by two rivets. Hopefully all will
become clear when I have removed the trim.
QUESTION (1): However, if someone who has corrected such a fault
before could describe what the fault was in his instance, and how the
drain is supposed to be configured and/or repaired, I would appreciate
it.
I will post what I find and my best understanding of these issues after
I have gotten into it, by tomorrow.
QUESTION (2): Has anyone experienced a windshield seal leak of
rainwater into the footwell, and if so, where was the leak and how was
it repaired?
Thanks,
George Balthrop, Clifton, VA USA
89 and 85 XJ-S Coupes; 89 XJ40 VDP
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