Late model +8 cars use a new and different style of seal.
Regards,
Greg Solow
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Vodden" <david@dvodden.plus.com>
To: "MICHAEL VIRR" <virrmj@prodigy.net>
Cc: <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: Windscreen rubber
> ON my 1992 plus4 the rubber pionts forward and lays across the top of the
> scuttle, as it does on all of the modern Morgans I have seen. There is a
> supplimentary seal under the screen, more like squashed tubing, that goes
> just ahead of the scuttle top padding and makes the screen pretty hard to
> fit. If the rubber were to point to the rear it would obscure the
demister
> slots in the scuttle.
>
> Dave Vodden
> 1992 Plus 4 4 Seater
> Hampshire UK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MICHAEL VIRR" <virrmj@prodigy.net>
> To: <SDviewpnt@aol.com>; <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>;
> <morgans@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Windscreen rubber
>
>
> > Windscreen rubber styles must be historic.
> >
> > I bought my first Morgan 4/4 series II in 1960, that ended up with a MG
Tc
> > (XPAG) engine. I rebuilt a car for competion in 1963 with the 1,500cc
ford
> > unit, alloy body and Austin A40 rear axle 975lbs instead of 145 lbs of
> > Salisbury unit) and an alloy hardtop with cut down windscreen. . All
> these
> > cars had front facing rubbers.
> >
> > The first time I saw rearward bent rubbers was in the US after 1985 but
> now
> > the works do it too? Sometime there was a changover - does anybody know
> > when?
> >
> > Regrads to all Mike Virr '59 4/4 (with forward facing rubbers).
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <SDviewpnt@aol.com>
> > To: <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; <morgans@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 9:49 AM
> > Subject: Windscreen rubber
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 11/10/2000 12:04:12 AM, gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com
> > writes:
> > >
> > > << i guarantee you the it is correct, at least as far as the way the
> > factory
> > > fitted the seals, for the seal to face to the rear of the car. >>
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > We just got done reworking the windscreen on our '56 Plus 4 and had
this
> > very
> > > discussion. The decision I made was one of visual appeal and regard
to
> > the
> > > reference photos I reviewed. The shots I saw seemed evenly divided,
> which
> > > only confused things. Layperson logic and my shop pointed toward the
> > rubber
> > > facing forward as air flow/pressure would insure a good seal. It's
> > > interesting to read Greg's advice regarding the seal the other way. I
> > > suppose it has to do with the flex created by the arch in the rubber
> > exiting
> > > the windscreen base.
> > >
> > > Ultimately, I think that it looks cleaner to face it toward the
cockpit
> > and
> > > that's what I did. We have a folding windscreen and running it
re-ward
> > (?)
> > > puts less strain on the rubber allowing the glass to lay down easily.
> > >
> > > Now, we had the chance to test this installation in a driving
rainstorm
> > and
> > > very wet conditions in our ralley run 2 weeks ago...very little
leakage.
> > We
> > > got more water in the cockpit from many other places around the
scuttle,
> > > firewall and floorboards. That'll be my next task, finding the nooks
> and
> > > crannies for sealing. Any advice??
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Steve Dreiseszun
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