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posted by  susan on  Sun Jan 26 08:47 CST 2003
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Hi All,

I have a leaky grommet in the ole' wagon - it's located on the passenger side, in front of the pass. door...it's dripping water down the side of the car and onto the floor. i removed my carpets/carpet pads about a month ago, so that's not an issue......

question: if i cannot find a good non-leakable replacement grommet either at the junkyard or from a parts supplier, what can I use to goo it up as a stop-gap measure? ..... since it plugs onto bare metal, i don't want to use silicone. (it's my understanding that silicone promotes corrosion - correct me if i'm wrong).


speaking of replacement grommets, does anyone know a good source for new ones? i will call the dealership but i'd rather go to a different source, if possible. i know this may be hard to answer, since it may not be clear which grommet needs replacing..... but if you know which one i mean, and have an idea, i'd love to hear it.

since i'm in portland, i'll check IPD and i've got a couple good reliable pick-n-pulls that i visit regularly. i don't really want to replace it with a used one since that may not be any better, and it's a PITA to pull out, due to the angle its at. (removal from right to left, not from front to back, so i have a tough time getting good leverage).


as always, thanks!

susan.

good news is that i am tracking down each and every h20 leak and fixing them, one at a time.
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    posted by  Philip Pan on  Sun Jan 26 09:33 CST 2003
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    Hi Susan,

    Did you ever find/fix the source of the water coming through the "accordian thingy"?
    A friend of mine was a pro bodyshop man. He said that he also heard that silicone was supposed to corrode metal, but that he never personally saw any evidence of such and used it himself. I know that uncured silicone gives off acidic fumes, so maybe it causes problems when it's not allowed to dry thoroughly, (under carpets, painted over too soon, etc.)
    It's also incredibly tough. If that's the easiest way to fix your leak, I'd say go for it. Is it an empty hole or are wires going through it? If wires are going through, make sure none of them rest against a metal edge; eventually, it'll cut through and ground (short) the circuit. Maybe try to wrap some heavy cloth tape around the wires 1st, then stuff in the silicone.
    A stop-gap type of substance: plumbers putty (hardware store). Kind of like play-dough.
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      grommet seal 200 1983

      posted by  susan on  Sun Jan 26 11:13 CST 2003
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      Hi Philip,

      still working on the "accordion-thing" leak, which is located about 6 inches above the grommet.... i actually found the grommet leak while investigating the accordion leak....glad i found it while everything is torn apart at least!!

      i think i will just plug it with silicone then..... the accordian leak is still a mystery... all i can say is that it is obvious that whoever owned the car before me did some strange repair work on water leaks and i have a feeling that these repairs are the source of the accordian leak... lots of body putty in odd places, etc.. i'm going to pull out some of the body putty to see what happens. for example some of the body putty is located between the cowl vent & the hood, roughly above the pass. side front wheel - it's bizarre.

      all in all i'm making good, if slow, progress on these things. thanks for asking :)

      susan.
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    grommet seal 200 1983

    posted by  Jim Holst on  Sun Jan 26 09:03 CST 2003
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    I'm not sure which grommet you are looking at. I had a leaky grommet on the passenger side where the wiper motor shaft goes through. Being cheap and lazy ( I didn't want to take that motor out again), I smeared silicone sealer over the grommet. The leak stopped. You might try that before going to all the trouble of replacing the grommet.







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