Fireball the '71 gets water in through the bottom corners of the windshield
(The windshield seal is ancient!) and my new '74 (With new windshield &
seal) was outside for months before I bought it and was dry as a bone (!) -
how's your windshield seal?
Luke
'71 and '74 Spits
'73 MGB
----- Original Message -----
From: <Ar164super@wmconnect.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:54 AM
Subject: Wet Spit
> Hello Again Listers,
>
> We're going through a bit of a wet spot here in Northern California. I
left
> my Spitfire uncovered the other night and it got caught out in a
rainstorm. I
> woke the next morning to find matching puddles of water in the footwells.
The
> top seals well, and I just replaced the door weatherstripping. Any clues
as
> to where this water may be coming from? I had a thought that it could be
> coming in from the vents in front of the windshield (at the trailing edge
of
> the bonnet/hood), so will be doing a water test tomorrow to see if it
drips
> through to the floor when I pour it in the vents. Any other possible
sources
> I should check?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
> '70 Mk3
> '94 Alfa Romeo 164LS
> SF, CA
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