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Re: Leaky Body

To: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>
Subject: Re: Leaky Body
From: Wally Teto <monadnoc@wgserv.crystal-mtn.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 06:12:51 -0700
Chris Delling wrote:
> 
> No gross comments about bladder control, please.  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?  I thought perhaps through the various
> openings in the firewall, but this area is bone dry after washing.  The
> cowl vent?  The carpets beneath the fresh air vents above the tranny tunnel
> don't get wet.  It seems that the water is dropping from directly above the
> middle of the footwell.
> 
> Any experience/suggestions are welcome.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Chris Delling

Possibly on the driver's side from around the brake/clutch master
cylinder housing?  On the passenger's side I haven't a clue, unless
you're getting leaks around the windscreen and it's dripping down behind
the dash.

Wally / 71 MGB



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