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Simon,You seem to be close to a water tight seal if you only have one leak =
& it took 10 minutes to get inside.I would consider replacing the seal you =
made out of an inner tube. That rubber is not very compressible. Try to fin=
d a thin (like the inner tube rubber) & spongy rubber strip.Gary Hodson
-----Original Message-----
From: m.g.sharp--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Apr 28, 2023 9:01 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Slight leak at hood
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.yiv4688890401WordSection1 {}-->Simon, there should be a rubber seal along =
the bottom of the top bow that seals it against the chrome strip of the win=
dscreen frame.=C2=A0 I recently had a new top installed, but I looked after=
the seal.=C2=A0 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 ex=
perimented.=C2=A0 It is tricky, as I found that most of the seal profiles m=
ade is very hard to get the top bow on and clamped down, but I eventually f=
ound a thin, rectangular section seal that worked.=C2=A0 I have yet to test=
in the rain, but I have high expectations. =C2=A0Also, make sure the leak =
is between the top bow and the frame, not between the frame and the glass.=
=C2=A0 As tops age they shrink slightly and get very tight and when up can =
pull the top frame right off the windshield.=C2=A0 I was horrified some yea=
rs ago when I put my old top up, got in the car, and could see daylight bet=
ween the glass and the frame!=C2=A0 I took the windshield out, took it apar=
t and re-assembled with new sealing around the windshield glass (actually R=
ich Chrysler did it for me =E2=80=93 it is a tricky job). =C2=A0Good luck. =
=C2=A0From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Simon Lac=
hlan via Healeys
Sent: April 28, 2023 8:18 AM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Slight leak at hood =C2=A0I was driving home the other n=
ight in my=C2=A0 BT7 when it started to rain=E2=80=A6nothing much, a heavy =
drizzle.No great worries=E2=80=A6.I try to avoid rain, but it=E2=80=99s mor=
e or less inevitable in SW UK.But what was irritating was that it started t=
o leak after about 10 minutes. Not a lot, but it would probably have been m=
uch worse if the rain had been much heavier.It was only in one spot=E2=80=
=A6running down the windscreen right in my direct line of sight. Typical.I=
=E2=80=99m sure this is a regular occurrence; they were probably issued wit=
h leaks at the factory.How have you guys fixed(?) this? I thought that I ha=
d..I cut up an old inner tube and stuck that to the mating surface of the b=
ow. Now I wonder whether I should put another piece in where it leaked or w=
ould that create a little raised section and that it would now leak on eith=
er side of that=E2=80=A6.?In the past, anticipating a long drive in the rai=
n, I=E2=80=99ve taped it up. Works a treat.Thanks,Simon ___________________=
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<div style=3D"color:black;font: 12pt Comic Sans MS, sans-serif;">Simon,
<div>You seem to be close to a water tight seal if you only have one leak &=
amp; it took 10 minutes to get inside.</div>
<div>I would consider replacing the seal you made out of an inner tube. Tha=
t rubber is not very compressible. Try to find a thin (like the inner tube =
rubber) & spongy rubber strip.</div>
<div>Gary Hodson<br>
<br>
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size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: m.g.sharp--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net=
><br>
Sent: Fri, Apr 28, 2023 9:01 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Slight leak at hood<br>
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<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal">Simon, there should be a rubber seal =
along the bottom of the top bow that seals it against the chrome strip of t=
he 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 prof=
iles made is very hard to get the top bow on and clamped down, but I eventu=
ally found a thin, rectangular section seal that worked. I have yet t=
o test in the rain, but I have high expectations.</div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal">Also, make sure the leak is between t=
he top bow and the frame, not between the frame and the glass. As top=
s 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 glas=
s and the frame! I took the windshield out, took it apart and re-asse=
mbled with new sealing around the windshield glass (actually Rich Chrysler =
did it for me =E2=80=93 it is a tricky job).</div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal">Good luck.</div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"> </div>
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<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"">Fr=
om:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D""> Healeys <healeys-bounces@=
autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Lachlan via Healeys<br clear=
=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> April 28, 2023 8:18 AM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> =
'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> =
[Healeys] Slight leak at hood</span></div>
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<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">I was driving ho=
me the other night in my BT7 when it started to rain=E2=80=A6nothing =
much, a heavy drizzle.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">No great worries=
=E2=80=A6.I try to avoid rain, but it=E2=80=99s more or less inevitable in =
SW UK.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">But what was irr=
itating 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.</=
span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">It was only in o=
ne spot=E2=80=A6running down the windscreen right in my direct line of sigh=
t. Typical.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">I=E2=80=99m sure=
this is a regular occurrence; they were probably issued with leaks at the =
factory.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">How have you guy=
s 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 a=
nother piece in where it leaked or would that create a little raised sectio=
n and that it would now leak on either side of that=E2=80=A6.?</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">In the past, ant=
icipating a long drive in the rain, I=E2=80=99ve taped it up. Works a treat=
.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Thanks,</span></=
div>
<div class=3D"yiv4688890401MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Simon </span></d=
iv>
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