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wet fuses after car wash/heavy rain.. where to seal! 200 1986

posted by  philvo on  Mon Feb 17 06:07 CST 2003
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After washing my wagon,the rear defrost and 3rd brake light were out of commision.When I checked the fuses I noticed the fuses were dripping water.Is my windshield leaking or is the water coming thru the firewall?
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    wet fuses after car wash/heavy rain.. where to seal! 200 1986

    posted by  southern fried volvo on  Mon Feb 17 11:15 CST 2003
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    Common occurrence on 240s, usually due to a windshield leak. I had a similar problem on my brick, and a local auto glass shop quickly found the spot.

    They sprayed a thin layer of glass cleaner "foam" all around the edge of the windshield, on the OUTSIDE of the car. Next, the technicians blew a LOW stream of compressed air around the inside of the windshield. Bubbles immediately began to form at the spot where air leaked through.

    You could remove the trim at this spot, clean it and apply a fresh layer of sealant. My windshield was already cracked and pitted in several places, so I had them to replace it and install new moulding all around. Everything has been dry for the past 20k miles and ### rain days.

    [[ southern fried volvo '91 240 127k mi ]]








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      What really clinched it for me... 200 1986

      uid 27's pic
      posted by  Art Benstein on  Tue Feb 18 08:11 CST 2003
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      was trying to be "smart" by attempting to plug the leak with some "flowable" RTV. (Not smart) Instead of wet fuses, I now had gobs of RTV on the fuses. And it still leaked.
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      Art Benstein near Baltimore








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    wet fuses after car wash/heavy rain.. where to seal! 200 1986

    posted by  charm on  Mon Feb 17 08:40 CST 2003
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    Could be either but I'd bet on the windshield.
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    Portland, OR 1987 240 dl wagon (not so rusty anymore) 'rustbucket'








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      wet fuses after car wash/heavy rain.. where to seal! 200 1986

      posted by  chapster on  Mon Feb 17 11:29 CST 2003
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      Most likely windshield.
      I spent too much time and silicone trying to seal mine. I ended up getting a new windshield... problem solved.

      Good Luck
      Chapster out







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