1976 280E leaking Water

If it has a "sunroof" (even in Ireland) a steel drain pipe may have
rusted through.
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Oh, I don't know... I have seen sunshine in Ireland...

....he said unhelpfully...

DAS

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"280EW123" <graham.deane.RemoveThis@iec-logistics.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
some heavy
> rain (I live in Ireland so this will be a regualr occurance)
>[...]

>
> Thanks
> graham
>
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280EW123 wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a recently purchased 280E 1976 RHD. I noticed after some heavy
> rain (I live in Ireland so this will be a regualr occurance) that the
> rear passenger footwell has about an inch of water in it.
> I have read some previous threads on this and I have been checking
> through the suggestions made.
>

Actually, with an inch of water, and the fact that the car is about 30
years old, I would be more worried about large pockets of rust.

Get the carpets out, dry them out and drive around without them until
you find the leak.

> My question is, should there be a gasket or seal around the windscreen
> wiper mechanism where it protrudes from under the bonnet. On my car one
> of the arms does have a seal and the other doesn't.
>

Well, there should be, but I'm working from memory, as alas, the 123 our
family had is no more. (Chassis rust around the rear suspension)

I *did* check under the air intake grille after we bought the car just
to make sure water wasn't entering from there. The grille is held in
place with plastic inserts, I believe. Do make sure the drains, which
empty into the engine compartment aren't clogged.

Another place to check is under the battery tray, which does tend to
corrode. It is also eventually where I found the leak on mine.

Windscreen seals may be a culprit too, and may be a sign if the glass
look cloudy around the lower edges.

>
> Thanks
> graham
>

You're welcome.

Do check out http://www.w123.net The people there should be a great help
in tracking down your leak. Hopefully, you did read their buying guide?

Cheers,
ws
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ws wrote:
> 280EW123 wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have a recently purchased 280E 1976 RHD. I noticed after some heavy
> > rain (I live in Ireland so this will be a regualr occurance) that the
> > rear passenger footwell has about an inch of water in it.
> > I have read some previous threads on this and I have been checking
> > through the suggestions made.
> >
>
> Actually, with an inch of water, and the fact that the car is about 30
> years old, I would be more worried about large pockets of rust.
>
> Get the carpets out, dry them out and drive around without them until
> you find the leak.
>
> > My question is, should there be a gasket or seal around the windscreen
> > wiper mechanism where it protrudes from under the bonnet. On my car one
> > of the arms does have a seal and the other doesn't.
> >
>
> Well, there should be, but I'm working from memory, as alas, the 123 our
> family had is no more. (Chassis rust around the rear suspension)
>
> I *did* check under the air intake grille after we bought the car just
> to make sure water wasn't entering from there. The grille is held in
> place with plastic inserts, I believe. Do make sure the drains, which
> empty into the engine compartment aren't clogged.
>
> Another place to check is under the battery tray, which does tend to
> corrode. It is also eventually where I found the leak on mine.
>
> Windscreen seals may be a culprit too, and may be a sign if the glass
> look cloudy around the lower edges.
>
> >
> > Thanks
> > graham
> >
>
> You're welcome.
>
> Do check out http://www.w123.net The people there should be a great help
> in tracking down your leak. Hopefully, you did read their buying guide?
>
> Cheers,
> ws

WS,
The guy I bought it from kept it garaged so it was bone dry when I
bought it and it was apparently restored some time in the 90's. It's
certainly looks like at least part of the floor was taken out and
welded. I'm not sure who mentioned the cloudy glass but there is some
clouding around the bottom of the windscreen.
Buying Guide...... that would imply some degree of forethought, this
was love at first sight.
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280EW123 wrote:

> welded. I'm not sure who mentioned the cloudy glass but there is some
> clouding around the bottom of the windscreen.

That's not guaranteed to be a rust problem. Mine was cloudy too but when
I had it replaced there were no signs of rust underneath ('87 w124).

Ximinez
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