Well, I've found several places. At the top of the window, I caulked the #$%# out of the area between the chrome trim and the hard top, both on the top side, and bottom where it screws in. Didn't realize that it would leak there, I guess I'm not too bright.
The windshield itself was leaking, and funnelling around to the door pillar beneath the chrome, making it look like the pillar. The window was set into the rubber, with no sealant or anything. It leaked. Black 3M 5200 and a caulk gun, no leak.
Then, there's the door pillar, which seems to have worked pretty well with an open cell newer weatherstripping, medium gauge, put on both the door and the frame. Big help on wind noise, too.
Now, I've got to weatherstrip around the door itself. I ordered the sealer guide, which hasn't come. In the interim, I guess I'll do nothing, because I'm not certain how it SHOULD fit, since what's on there now was done by someone else, and doesn't work well.
This morning, having fixed the door pillar and hard top, and feeling pretty good I took it out in the rain to get wet. All was pretty good. Went into the office, and returned a couple of hours later. As you know cat whiskers are no weather deterrent. That's not a problem, since it should flow through the door to the weep holes. Well, I open the door, and water is pouring from between the door panel and the door itself. Strange, right? It should be coming in the top of the door, and out the weep holes. Then I look to the bottom of the door...no weep holes. They were apparently filled during a paint job! Water in through window sill, fills up the door, and flows over between the metal door and the panel!
Needless to say, I've got a big weekend ahead of me. Opening the door up will give me opportunity to grease and adjust the window mechanisms, I guess.
If I can rebuild a 100 year old falling down house 100% alone (which I did last year), I can find a way to keep water out of this darned car. Then I guess I'll replace the carpeting, since the trial and error will undoubtedly result in some funky flooring odors.
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