On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 09:51:59 +0100 Bert Otten <Bert.Otten@nni.nl> writes:
>>>> Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net> 08/13/97 01:44AM >>>wrote:
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>- SNIP - My B has been restored over the past 4 years. In the
>process, nearly every piece of body sealing rubber has been replaced.
>My problem is that the car leaks in into both
>footwells. This is a problem whether the car is driven in the rain,
>or
>merely washed with a low pressure garden hose. Invariably, the rubber
>floor mats will have standing puddles in them. Does anyone have a
>clue where this water is coming from?
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>Chris,
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>Last year I had the same problem. I would check and clean the heater
>compartment drain tube. From above it is difficult to see. (with the
>heater removed it is easy!!) On the underside of the car you see a
>rubber tube ending in a plastic bulb thing next to the gearbox on the
>passengers side. On mine this tube was full with crud of leaves and
>mud etc. Try to clean it by poking around with a wrie spoke or so.
>
>It stopped the leaking in the footwells on mine. I don't have any
>leakage anymore.
>
>Bert Otten
>'66 B
>
Chris,
I would check the seal of the front fender to cowl pieces. If there is
a little gap anywhere in the metal filler piece, you can get a leak that
drips behind the dash and into the footwell. Silicone seal or windshield
seal fixed my B's problem there.
Bob Howard
'72 MGB-GT
'75 MGB
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