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Re: stopping interior leaks

To: "macfan@vei.net" <macfan@vei.net>
Subject: Re: stopping interior leaks
From: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:20:56 -0700
macfan@vei.net wrote:
> 
> The 78 MGB I'm about to buy has some sort of interior leak that is
> allowing the carpets to get wet. Amazingly, there is no rust in the
> floors, and I would like to keep it that way. I suspect the leaks are
> coming from either the windscreen, the vent opening, or under the hood.
> They could also come from the fitted hard top, but I doubt it. Anyone
> know anything about this?
> Also, what type of weatherstripping do most of you use in the trunk? I
> am concerned because the trunk leaks too, and the PO has leaned on the
> bootlid at one time and cracked the strut holding it together where the
> prop is. Just a small exterior blemish there, but maybe the source of
> the leak. Any comments? Thanks for y

Crawl under the car and look up in the area where the Vent on the cowl
is located - you will see a rubber tube with a bulb on the end of it -
guaranteed the bulb is packed with dead leaves and other debris - clean
it out and you will solve the leak inside the car.

Rick

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