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I have never been able to stop them all, so I look forward to what
others advise. In my experience however, I find the major culprits to
be the heater box seal (black box holding the heater core) and the
rubber grommets for the heater control and choke cables. All of which
are best sealed with household caulk containing silicone.
The truck leaks are often caused by the lid getting out of alignment
with the seal due to DPOs trying to close it without first releasing
the stay. Sometimes just bending it back does the trick.
Note: forwarded message attached.
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Terry O'Brien, RDU/NC/USA
-'77 MG B (daily driver)
-'82 Dodge Ram 50
-'90+ various boring things
-other people's British problems
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From: "macfan@vei.net" <macfan@vei.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 99 14:50:02 -0500
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Subject: stopping interior leaks
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The 78 MGB I'm about to buy has some sort of interior leak that is
allowing the carpets to get wet. Amazingly, there is no rust in the
floors, and I would like to keep it that way. I suspect the leaks are
coming from either the windscreen, the vent opening, or under the hood.
They could also come from the fitted hard top, but I doubt it. Anyone
know anything about this?
Also, what type of weatherstripping do most of you use in the trunk? I
am concerned because the trunk leaks too, and the PO has leaned on the
bootlid at one time and cracked the strut holding it together where the
prop is. Just a small exterior blemish there, but maybe the source of
the leak. Any comments? Thanks for y
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