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Ive had this issue with my 240 for a while.
I drilled a few holes in the floor to let the water back out and put tape on the bottom of the windshield near the trim, and the "chrome" trim, revealing only the gap, then pumped a tube of black sealant along there. I had to work it into the crack with a putty knife to fill the void under the trim. once done I pulled the tape and dint leave any sealant to show so it looks fine. I got a whole tube under that shiny trim.
I think the only way to remove the trim is to cut the rubber away, I't s hard like rock.
if I need to reuse the trim I can dissolve the window sealant in solvent after cutting the chrome strip away.
the right way would be to replace the windshield gasket but I decided the only way to remove that trim and put it back is to replace the rubber seal. i didn't feel like pulling the windshield out so I was looking for a quick and inexpensive fix.
I think it may have slowed the leak but it didn't stop it. I might try putting a strip of that aluminum heat tape ( for air ducts in houses ) along the windshield and over the trim.
the car since blew a headgasket so its waiting for my attention and sitting in the rain and snow so mine is probably soaked again. I need to dry it out and a little tarp just over the windshiled can help as a temporary fix.
for a while I just put a small tarp tied to a few litre milk jugs full of sand Id' just put it over the windshiled when parked. Not perfect but better than having all the water on the floor.
water here will corrode the fuesbox so you might want to disconnect the battery and pull the fuse strip out. Its just held by a couple of screws, then you have about a foot or so of extra length on the wires so you can access it better and clean it up. all those spade connectors and the fuses, might be green with corrosion so I would check that now.
R V places may have either salt blocks or desiccant and you can put that in the car to suck up water condensation and dry it in the oven or just place it on top of your hot water tank for a week where it's dry and toasty. I have a few large bags of desiccant and Ill do that sometimes. In summer I just leave it on the dash in the sun and it dries up nicely.
a heater and a big fan can help a lot to dry things up. If it gets like an inch of water then I'd drill some holes in the floor. I did that and it seemed silly to need to but hten again, it did let a lot of it run out. I dont think a few 1/4" holes under the carpets hurt things very much.
if you look into the car and the water line is up to the windows you have larger issues ;-) the ECU and ICU are up off the floor at least.
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