Leaks like a screen door on a submarine

Sorry I disagree. Not all of them leak. The gold A I junked out was tight as a drum, and had been outside for decades. We get a fair amount of rain--and snow--here. Many of them "drip" through the vent windows, etc, but we are talking about a RIVER here.

I just went out and sprayed the hell out of the cowl slots, and canted the nozzle to force water to both sides. Near a minute, I'd guess. There was GALLONS of water in the cowl. NADA. Not a drip

Sprayed the windshield WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH running down the side of the tunnel