Re: [Chrysler300] Convertible Top Seal

["John" <john@xxxxxxxxx>]

I should have worn a "wet suit" !!!

John Lazenby

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  To: mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Convertible Top Seal


    
  Ha! Good subject. I don't know about them when they were new, but mine 
  have always leaked. (Just ask John Lazenby about driving the "H" down to 
  NYC from the RI meet!) The header seals seem reasonably well designed, 
  including having a backup seal and "weep holes" on either side for water which 
  bypassed the primary seal to drain to the outside. I will not give up, but 
  I don't have much to offer, either, except the ubiquitous strip of vinyl 
  foam tape one sticks on top of the regular seal. This, of course, can make 
  the top harder---or if too thick---impossible to latch. A "taller", 
  "slimmer" cross section for the seal would have been a better design as it would 
  allow more tolerance to clearance variations, while requiring less force to 
  compress. Carol and I always have a couple large, absorbent towels in the 
  car for those trips where the weather conditions are an unknown.
  While not holding my breath, I will anxiously await the response of the 
  Club Member with the "answer".
  300ly, Gil C.
  Still cold (to me, anyway) in N. Fla.


  In a message dated 2/13/2010 10:57:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
  mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

  Hi All,

  I have replaced the rubber gasket on the convertible top header (Goers) on 
  my '63 300 Conv, but I have not played with all the adjustments shown in 
  the service manual. I think some of the screws/nuts may be stuck for those 
  adjustments and I also don't know which adjustments are the most critical? 
  In general, do these tops not leak at all if they are adjusted properly? 
  Any comments would be appreciated.

  Regards,
  Mark Lindahl
  '63 300 Conv.

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