[Healeys] Slight leak at hood

[Bob Spidell]

There are numerous types of weatherstripping available at your local 
Home Depot equivalent. They work well; I recommend the 'closed cell' 
variety and they come in various thicknesses.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-3-4-in-x-7-16-in-x-10-ft-Black-High-Density-Rubber-Foam-Weatherstrip-Tape-R734H/100047977

On 4/28/2023 11:19 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> Thank you for this. Actually, rather less helpful that most of your 
> other offerings.
>
> Simon
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Kees 
> Oudesluijs via Healeys
> *Sent:* 28 April 2023 16:14
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Slight leak at hood
>
> What could you expect from a British soft top? Most of them are crap. 
> Remarkable as it often rains in the UK. In Italy where it does rain a 
> whole lot less the soft tops from Fiat, Alfa etc. are usually leak proof.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Op 28-4-2023 om 16:01 schreef m.g.sharp--- via Healeys:
>
>     Simon, there should be a rubber seal along the bottom of the top
>     bow that seals it against the chrome strip of the windscreen
>     frame.  I recently had a new top installed, but I looked after the
>     seal.  I am not sure what the original seal looked like, so I got
>     a couple of candidate replacements from a local English Car
>     trimmer and experimented.  It is tricky, as I found that most of
>     the seal profiles made is very hard to get the top bow on and
>     clamped down, but I eventually found a thin, rectangular section
>     seal that worked.  I have yet to test in the rain, but I have high
>     expectations.
>
>     Also, make sure the leak is between the top bow and the frame, not
>     between the frame and the glass. As tops age they shrink slightly
>     and get very tight and when up can pull the top frame right off
>     the windshield.  I was horrified some years ago when I put my old
>     top up, got in the car, and could see daylight between the glass
>     and the frame!  I took the windshield out, took it apart and
>     re-assembled with new sealing around the windshield glass
>     (actually Rich Chrysler did it for me – it is a tricky job).
>
>     Good luck.
>
>     *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Simon
>     Lachlan via Healeys
>     *Sent:* April 28, 2023 8:18 AM
>     *To:* 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject:* [Healeys] Slight leak at hood
>
>     I was driving home the other night in my BT7 when it started to
>     rain…nothing much, a heavy drizzle.
>
>     No great worries….I try to avoid rain, but it’s more or less
>     inevitable in SW UK.
>
>     But what was irritating was that it started to leak after about 10
>     minutes. Not a lot, but it would probably have been much worse if
>     the rain had been much heavier.
>
>     It was only in one spot…running down the windscreen right in my
>     direct line of sight. Typical.
>
>     I’m sure this is a regular occurrence; they were probably issued
>     with leaks at the factory.
>
>     How have you guys fixed(?) this? I thought that I had..I cut up an
>     old inner tube and stuck that to the mating surface of the bow.
>     Now I wonder whether I should put another piece in where it leaked
>     or would that create a little raised section and that it would now
>     leak on either side of that….?
>
>     In the past, anticipating a long drive in the rain, I’ve taped it
>     up. Works a treat.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Simon
>
>
>
>
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