I'm a little foggy - what's the "box" you are referring to? By "outside the gasket" I am assuming you mean on the fresh air side, for want of a better description.
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>wrote: > One other thing to look at -- check the drains in the doors to make sure > they are clear. They are in the bottom of the "box" and are outside the > gasket. If these get crudded up, water can fill the door and spill out the > inside at the base of the door liner, and will collect in the rear seat > well. If this is the case, you should also replace the wiper at the outside > base of the window, since this is where the water gets in. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > >From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > >Sent: Aug 4, 2009 8:18 AM > >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D Water leakage > > > >Wow - that is GREAT information. Thanks, Peter! > >I still can't figure out why a gush of water is released when I open a > door > >(a rear and a front door in two different W123 wagons) after a rainstorm. > >Why is it ponding and where? The insides of both cars seem to stay dry - > >for now... > >The water appears to come out of the area around the A pillar (front door > >pond) or B pillar (rear door pond), > >On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > >> Sunroof drains, cowl drains both sides at the outside, front and rear > >> window seals. > >> > >> All will leak down the front door pillar, through the firewall, or > behind > >> the dash and rear cover, respectively, with the water ending up on the > rear > >> seat floor as it's the lowest place. > >> > >> If it's only on the driver's side, look at the cowl drain first. These > >> plug up with crud, then corrode through and flood the floor. Can be > >> repaired with POR-15. If this is the case, the floor under the front > mat > >> will be soaked as well. Sunroof drain goes down the front and center > door > >> pillars, and sometimes they get plugged or the nipple corrodes through, > >> dumping the water down the door pillar instead of the plastic pipe and > it > >> will end up on the rear floor. Front mat may not be wet in that case. > >> > >> Windshield gaskets should be replace, anticipating some rust repair. If > >> they are leaking, the firewall will be wet and so will the front mats or > the > >> area behind the rear seat. > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090804/ff279b26/attachment.html > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090804/d664e5e9/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
