interrior leaking

[SuperChimp]

help

my 86 NA with sunroof

is leaking when it rains

it barely drop water to the seat but i can feel the front top part wet and it have wet stains on them :S
is there a way to fix this?
the wet part is close to the part where the windshield and the body attach

[Rexxrally]

There's 4 plastic tubes that channel water from the "trench" in the roof around the outer edge of the sunroof. The tubes run through the underside of the roof to the A and B pillars of the car and then down. Are any of the tubes plugged? Any of the weatherstripping cracked anywhere?

You should put your car inside where there's good light, take a bucket of water and slowly pour it over the sunroof, and take a good look to determine where the water's coming in.

If the water's coming in where the windshield and the roof meet, then you have a leaky windshield. Get some windshield sealant, take off the windshield metal trim, and seal it up. Or take it to a windshield shop and they'll do it fairly cheap for you.

[drscam]

You can also use a GM product called Silicon Emulsion (small white bottle) $5-10 available at all GM dealers.

This works great on T-top seals so why not use on the sunroof as well?

[immorality]

HA! You think you have problems.

[Rexxrally]

You can also use a GM product called Silicon Emulsion (small white bottle) $5-10 available at all GM dealers.

Does this stuff make like a solid glue to seal cracks, or does it make like a soft pliable putty type seal that compresses under the T-Top?

[sean]

silicone emulsion won't work on sunroof. Most likely your drain tubes are plugged. The silicone emulsion is a seal lubricant. Used on T-tops mostly where the pieces meet. The seal is a rubber to rubber contact. Sunroof should all land in the metal lip and drain out as designed if drain tubes are clear.

[SuperChimp]

and how do u flush that drain tube?
just get a bucket of water?

seems the leak is from the front 2 drain hole.

can i just plug the front drain holes so the one in the rear drain the water?

[Narfy]

take an air line and nozzle and blow the tubes free... however, doing this, if the plug is near the bottom, you will blow the tube off the flange... so u can try finding the other end of the tube and blowing air up thru that to clean it out...

i had a leaky windshield for about 2 months after replacing my windshield last year... i gave the glass shop shit and they fixed it, but broke my windshield in the process, so i got another one...