[A/S] Window Leaks

["Jim Greene" <drgreene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Last night and today we had heavy rains in Atlanta and I discovered to 
my dismay that several of the windows in my ' 68 Tradewind are leaking. 
Having spent last week repairing water damaged floor and a lot of time 
previously with Vulkem around all the openings in the skin, I was not a 
happy camper. I'm puzzled. The rubber seals (weather stripping) around 
the windows looks to be in good condition. It's soft and appears to 
press against the glass (or replacement Lexan windows) -- so why do I 
have leaks?

I must be overlooking something. Is it possible that 4-5 paper towels 
worth of water are leaking in at the mitered corners of the rubber 
window seals? Where else could it be coming from? It's not running down 
the inside of the glass that I can tell which suggests it's coming in at 
the sides or the bottom and collecting in the aluminum trough at the 
bottom of the window where the window latches are located. Any ideas or 
suggestions?

Incidentally, the window latches are marked Phillips Industries, Inc., 
Dayton, OH. Anybody know where I can find some new ones or parts? Bill 
Scott once told me that they were available in Los Angeles but he didn't 
say where. The latches work but are rusty and look bad. I'd like to 
replace them.

Thanks for your help.

Jim Greene