arrrgh! nope, the windshield was the first thing I checked, tight and leak free.
it turned out to be the grommet for the hood release cable.
the idiot PO pushed out that grommet to route an alarm cable. why did he choose a low grommet with NO room for more than one cable? I mean directly above that cable is a HUGE grommet with several unused sections for routing more wires. WTF??? why push out a VERY HARD to put back in grommet? it makes no sense.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!