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Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

posted by  jmenacker on  Tue Oct 5 13:17 CST 2004
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The passenger side rear vent window in my car leaks. New seals for 544 rear vent windows do not seem to be available. Also the rear floor pan on my drivers side is rusted.

I have a new floor pan panel but am hesitant to have it installed until water can be kept on the outside of the car where it belongs. Has anyone been successful in refreshing their rear vent window seal? If so, how?

Thanks,

Joe M in WV








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    Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

    posted by  someone claiming to be gabe on  Wed Oct 6 14:57 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    Have you tried swedishtreasures.com or vintageimparts.com or nordicar.com for the seals?

    Good luck.








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    Finess or Force? 444-544

    posted by  jmenacker on  Wed Oct 6 03:47 CST 2004
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    Thanks for the good info on building a new seal face with RTV and some kind of release barrier. Do you normally gop the stuff on and remove excess or carefully build thin layers until the desired effect is achieved?

    Joe M








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    Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

    posted by  Ron Kwas on  Tue Oct 5 13:33 CST 2004
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    Joe;

    I like RTV (room tempreature vulcanizer aka: silicon in a tube) for (repair) sealing...available also in black. Prep with acetone to get best adhesion.

    Cheers








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      Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

      posted by  walrus3 on  Tue Oct 5 14:37 CST 2004
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      Wonder if you could put a layer of Saran wrap, Glad wrap, etc around the
      edge of the movable window to keep it from sticking.....
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      George Downs, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Central US








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        Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

        posted by  Bob Wennerstrom on  Wed Oct 6 00:23 CST 2004
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        Wax paper. I fix refrigerator door gaskets all the time this way. Rebuilt the window scraper on the 245 with black silicone as well.
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        Volvo Farmer:

        20 Volvos '58-'91








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        Waterproofing Rear Vent Window 444-544

        uid 5771's pic
        posted by  skeet on  Tue Oct 5 16:20 CST 2004
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        I installed new rubber seals around the front side vent windows, but they still didn't seal. I used black silicone and laid a bead along the are where they leaked, then greased the vent window frame and then closed and latched the window. Next day--no leaks. If you can't see where it is leaking, you might find it by putting a greenback between the window and the rubber--if it's loose, it will leak, and that is where the silicone needs to be.







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