dklawson
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I've been working on our project Spitfire's floors. I'm 3/4 of the way through the floor so it's much easier to find water after a rain storm. Convertible top leaks are obvious but I've got some "up front" leaks and a boot leak I'm trying to sort out.
The boot seal is new and the luggage rack seals are intact. The tail lamps have been replaced/repaired with new plastic to metal seals. Only the metal to car body seals have not been replaced. However, I have put a thin strip of closed cell foam gasket tape around the back of the suspect lamp just in case. All the grommets into the boot are intact. Visual examination after a rain shows some witness marks that appear to be water tracks from just above the right bumper mount and/or the body seam above the bumper mount. Any comments or suggestions about leaks from these areas?
Lying on my back under the dash gave me some curious observations about the front leaks. I saw water dripping off a ventilation hose and this MAY have come from one of the wiper wheel boxes. On the other side of the car, I saw water dripping off the backside of the heater where the foam gasket for the heater hoses contacts the bulkhead. On that same side I noticed that the inside of the door hinge pillar was wet. The door check straps have no seals. Is it possible that water running down the front edge of the door could be driven into the door hing pillar without that seal being present?
If you've seen leaks from such places please let me know what you did. I'd like to fix the leaks but if what I'm observing doesn't make sense or working on them would be a waste of time I'd like a heads up from those more experienced with this than I am. Thank you for the suggestions.
The boot seal is new and the luggage rack seals are intact. The tail lamps have been replaced/repaired with new plastic to metal seals. Only the metal to car body seals have not been replaced. However, I have put a thin strip of closed cell foam gasket tape around the back of the suspect lamp just in case. All the grommets into the boot are intact. Visual examination after a rain shows some witness marks that appear to be water tracks from just above the right bumper mount and/or the body seam above the bumper mount. Any comments or suggestions about leaks from these areas?
Lying on my back under the dash gave me some curious observations about the front leaks. I saw water dripping off a ventilation hose and this MAY have come from one of the wiper wheel boxes. On the other side of the car, I saw water dripping off the backside of the heater where the foam gasket for the heater hoses contacts the bulkhead. On that same side I noticed that the inside of the door hinge pillar was wet. The door check straps have no seals. Is it possible that water running down the front edge of the door could be driven into the door hing pillar without that seal being present?
If you've seen leaks from such places please let me know what you did. I'd like to fix the leaks but if what I'm observing doesn't make sense or working on them would be a waste of time I'd like a heads up from those more experienced with this than I am. Thank you for the suggestions.