water ingress

I have a water leak above the windscreen on the symphony, the headlining is wet on both top corners.
I have resealed across top of windscreen and also along the join of guttering, and have enlarged the drain holes slightly to make sure any water runs straight out,
it leaks when driving or parked, can't think of anything else, anyone any ideas.

Dave

When I bought my van I looked at a Symbol and it was leaking at the top of the windscreen at both corners I was thinking had I bought it I would have had the windscreen removed and resealed.

Hi there,

Probably an "irrational fear", but on "Petal" if I had any water ingress at the front I would immediately suspect the daft little radio aerial stuck up on the front of the cab.

If you have one I suggest that you just check out that the seal hasn't perished or that it hasn't come loose.

Hope this helps. 

Best regards,

Hi, not the aerial its wing mounted. Thanks anyway.
Ive thought about refitting the windscreen as a last resort but i'm not sure thats the problem, as a temporary fix i smeared silicone all around windscreen between the rubber and metal and rubber and glass and it made no difference, ive since cleaned the silcone off, ive even tried spraying a waxoyl type spray into the gutters till its runs out of the drain holes. I've just been out to check after last nights heavy rain and there's a small puddle on the drivers side floor, the passenger side headlining is just damp.

Dave

Dave,

Sorry I couldn't help to find the source but one thing I do know is that you can't delay in getting it sorted!  

Leaks can be hard to trace and even the logic of "Water can't run uphill." is flawed because of the "wicking" ability of many materials.

It's a heck of a nettle to grasp, but finding the source and curing it very soon is an absolute requirement to prevent long-term and permanent damage to the van.

Best of luck with your search!  

Best regards,

Ian

Well i'm running out of ideas now, yesterday i had a new windscreen and seals fitted, its been raining for the last hour or so, ive just been out to have a look inside the van and its still leaking.
When they took out the old screen the surounding metal was fortunately all sound and rust free so i had a feeling that was'nt the problem.
So far the gutterings have been sealed, the rubber joining strip over the windscreen has been resealed, even round the top side windows in case it was running forward on the inside of the roof, but even with the front on ramps it still does it, so im sure it must be at the front.
Apart from taking the van to florida or dubai i cant think what else to do.
Will recheck everything again when it dries up.

Dave

Finally sorted, it turned out to be the small gap, about 1/4",between the rubber joining seal over the windscreen and the edge of the gutter, it had a sliver of old silicone on it which i thought i had removed so no matter what i put over the top, water was still seeping behind.
Have used a small bead of black mastic for now but may take it out and use sikaflex.
I can now get a good nights sleep. Happy days.

Dave

fenderbender wrote:Finally sorted, it turned out to be the small gap, about 1/4",between the rubber joining seal over the windscreen and the edge of the gutter, it had a sliver of  old silicone on it which i thought i had removed so no matter what i put over the top, water was still seeping behind.
Have used a small bead of black mastic for now but may take it out and use sikaflex.
I can now get a good nights sleep.  Happy days.

Dave

Dave,

Well done!  Perseverance is the key to solving many problems. 

Best regards,

Ian