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behind the passenger seat was a very large amount of water. I'm talking a good gallon or so sitting on the carpet in the part of the floor that is next to the driveshaft tunnel. I have not driven the car for a couple of days and I have had the thing parked outside (my garage was being taken up by a rusty mercedesw/a sunroof problem). It has rained once, but I don't have any visible leaks around my windows, etc. I also did not drive Grunhilda in the wet weather, so I am totally stumped as to where all of this water came from. I am going to check out the window seals when I go to clean out the water, but I am also thinking of getting the back seats out to see if there is anything obvious. Anyone else ever had this happen?

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cover and check underneath for signs of a leaking backlight gasket. A leaking backlight gasket will allow water to run down behind the back seat into the space under the back seat. (ti'll also run into the trunk) There are "drain" holes in the back seat riser that allows this water to run onto the back seat floor under the carpet (until it rusts out the floor under the back seat, then you'll have "natural" drains). Here would be my list of suspects:

1. Door gasket, trailing edge of glass

2. Quarter window gasket

3. Backlight gasket

Easy way to test: dust talcum powder or flour in suspect area inside the car, then squirt with hose to simulate rain. Leaks will show as streaks in the powder you used and you can trace 'em to their source.

Cheers

Mike

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My 75 had this problem. After a rain water would be in that same area, but it only happened when the car was parked on an incline with the front higher than the rear. Water was backing up in the valley and then coming in around the heater box.

Once I finally found that those rubber drains were clogged and unclogged them, it didn't happen anymore. But it had already taken its toll.

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about the passenger backlight seal. I have not had the chance yet to pull out the seat fully, but I can feel that there is at least a puddle of water back there. I will let you know what the talc powder test reveals.

Thanks

-Arthur

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