[T3] Fuse Box caution....

[Keith Park]

Even the new seals will not seal, I run a bead of RTV under the outer lip
and on the seam between the glass and seal.  You can no longer get good
black RTV though, so you need to use the "ultra high temp" stuff, its more
of a dark grey but it wont turn Barf yellow in the sun in 3 months.

Keith]


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of J. Jonik
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 6:03 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Fuse Box caution....

Despite several attempts to silicone-seal the windshield (or "windscreen" if
one prefers) rubber, small leaks have developed or remained.

Only once, on a rainy day, did it happen that water dripped through the seal
onto the fuse box...with the resultant sparking and car cutting out. No big
problem, unless you're in the Lincoln Tunnel or something.   Undid the fuse
box, dried as much as possible, stuck paper towels along inside of window
rubber...and all was well. So far.

 Is there any good, tested, CURE for the old windshield rubber? Or does it
really have to be replaced?  (Not cheap, I think)


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