My 70 convertible leaks from the area of the windshile wipers. Where they are parked. Any ideas of where to look for the leak or are there any drains that need to be cleaned out. It drips on both sides and into the passenger compartment.
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Re: Leak
(1) Pull wiper door/cowl and inspect for any missing plugs.
(2) Inspect firewall for any missing grommets (carpet hold downs, around instrument cable entryways, Etc.)
If you don't find obvious missing pieces here, you may be in for bad news.... The windshield glass seals to the frame in a rather complex fashion with different kinds of caulk/sealer all over the place (inside moulding clip screw holes, adjacent to the glass, inside and along upper frame moldings, inside the several pieces of pillar post molding, Etc.).
If frame is rotted or a prior glass replacement job failed to adequately replace the appropriate caulk/sealer, it may have allowed water to pool in various places around the windshield frame causing it to rust through.... Water hitting the windshield at speed will flow up and outward testing the integrity of seal system. Driven by the wind it will find virtually any area of fault and seep in....
What I'm saying is you see the water on the cockpit floor, but it could be getting there from just about any higher entry point and following gravity down. If this is so, the 'fix' could be VERY expensive and time consuming (cut the rotted segments of the windshield frame and weld in replacements--MAJOR surgery, but it can be done....
This is probably NOT what you wanted to hear, but it's not an uncommon situation on Shark cars. Pulling the windshield molding is the only way to really tell once you've ruled out simple rubber plugs & grommets from the firewall area. If the molding comes off and rust dust flies with underlying extruded and stamped steel pieces looking like the lunar surface, go figure you're talking $1-2K for the services of a Corvette shop skilled in the art of windshield frame replacement surgery... -
Re: Leak
(1) Pull wiper door/cowl and inspect for any missing plugs.
(2) Inspect firewall for any missing grommets (carpet hold downs, around instrument cable entryways, Etc.)
If you don't find obvious missing pieces here, you may be in for bad news.... The windshield glass seals to the frame in a rather complex fashion with different kinds of caulk/sealer all over the place (inside moulding clip screw holes, adjacent to the glass, inside and along upper frame moldings, inside the several pieces of pillar post molding, Etc.).
If frame is rotted or a prior glass replacement job failed to adequately replace the appropriate caulk/sealer, it may have allowed water to pool in various places around the windshield frame causing it to rust through.... Water hitting the windshield at speed will flow up and outward testing the integrity of seal system. Driven by the wind it will find virtually any area of fault and seep in....
What I'm saying is you see the water on the cockpit floor, but it could be getting there from just about any higher entry point and following gravity down. If this is so, the 'fix' could be VERY expensive and time consuming (cut the rotted segments of the windshield frame and weld in replacements--MAJOR surgery, but it can be done....
This is probably NOT what you wanted to hear, but it's not an uncommon situation on Shark cars. Pulling the windshield molding is the only way to really tell once you've ruled out simple rubber plugs & grommets from the firewall area. If the molding comes off and rust dust flies with underlying extruded and stamped steel pieces looking like the lunar surface, go figure you're talking $1-2K for the services of a Corvette shop skilled in the art of windshield frame replacement surgery...Comment
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