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Water leak from body seam 700

My daughter's 1987 744T has been leaking water into the driver's footwell. While she was visiting this weekend I removed the panel above the driver's feet and the panel just below the dash and went to work with a garden hose. I'd expected to find a windshield leak, but instead I found the leak at the body seam just below the windshield on the driver's side. Once I found the leak I pulled the cowl piece which fits over the wiper motor and linkage. If you look inside the yellow ellipse you can barely see a dark line which was the source of the leak. I wire brushed it and applied caulking.



The leak is stopped. I pulled up the water soaked foam backed rubber mat and dried everything with a hair dryer. Fortunately there were no rust problems.
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    Water leak from body seam 700

    Wow! That tiny line was a crack letting water in?? Bet it took some convincing.

    Removable cowl... novel idea, eh? :)

    Of course this belongs in Steve's collection.
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    Art Benstein near Baltimore

    If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
    -James Thurber








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      Water leak from body seam 700

      The picture taken from inside the car shows what I saw. There was slight staining on the paint, indicating a history of leaking. The water from the hose could not be sprayed at the leaking area since the cowl piece was in place. I was simply running water over the windshield. With steady rain, for days on end, the car got pretty wet in the driver's footwell.


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        Water leak from body seam 700

        Nicely done detective work. And I suppose it provided a perfect opportunity for a father-daughter day.
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        Art Benstein near Baltimore

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