[Shotimes] Trunk Leak Help?

[G Kerby Haltom]

Gen II's don't leak around the taillights.  Gen I's
the back of the taillight sticks into the trunk,
unlike the Gen II's.

My '90 was leaking around the trunk seal, pretty
badly.  Changed seals at the Convention, no more leak.

Kerby

--- Mike Wojton <mwojton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Everybody always says to check the taillight seals
> and the trunk
> weatherstripping, but on my current car and my
> previous one (both Gen 2)
> water was getting in at some of the seams between
> the panel that forms the
> trough around the trunk opening and the fender.
> There is some sealer on the
> seams from the factory, under the paint, and there
> were some hairline cracks
> in it. Looking at it, I would never have said that
> they could leak water,
> but boy was I wrong! I poured water from a cup at
> the top of the trunk
> opening and watched inside, behind the carpet, to
> see where it was coming
> from. Sure enough. Some clear silicone over all of
> the seams stopped the
> leaks for good. Just another idea.
>   --
> Mike Wojton
> Dover, PA
> 
> -'95 White MTX
> '96 Brake Upgrade
> Eibachs (front)
> 
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> 
> 
>  On 9/4/05, Dave Kegel <d.kegel@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Best thing to do is get in the trunk with a
> flashlight while someone hoses
> > off the outside. Then you can see where it's
> leaking for yourself. It's
> > usually trunk seal and/or taillights.
> >
> > Dave Kegel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Mark Mucher
> > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:45 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Trunk Leak Help?
> >
> >
> > I'm out of town for the weekend and started
> cleaning up my '90 SHO.
> >
> > Looked in the trunk and both side wells were damp.
> >
> > Looked in the spare tire well and it was FULL of
> water.
> >
> > I can't search the archives right now, so I was
> wondering if anybody would
> > be will to remind me of the most likely leak
> points and their fixes.
> >
> > Thanks (as always),
> >
> > Mark
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