If you find the water only after driving in the rain, it is possible that
there is an open seam in the underbody that is letting water splash up into
the trunk area from one of the rear tires.
You asked what you can do to avoid this sort of problem - can I suggest you
consider moving to the southwest? It would certainly be of benefit to your
cars.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: IML: fuselage leaks
> I was aware of the possibility of the car leaking around the back window,
so I
> asked my neighbor to direct the hose over that area and was careful to
look
> under there while I was in the trunk. I didn't see a leak.
>
> I'm leaning toward your 2nd suggestion - that water is somehow collecting
> under the trunklid, or in the trunklid, and dripping on the floor. The
pool
> is almost always on the right side of the car, almost under where the jack
is
> stowed, directly in the center of the trunk (meaning an equal distance
from
> the hinge and the taillight.
>
> And yes, after the rain last night there was a puddle. But not a drop
from
> the hose! Really bugs me.
>
> Thanks, Mark
>
> mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > These years often leak around the back window or the lower trim where
the
> > vynal & the paint area come together. My 69 does that when it rains
hard. I
> > was at a gas station one time a couple years ago with the 69 & someone
> > stopped to talk to me & told me he used to have a 70 & said one of the
main
> > reasons he got rid of it was because of so much water leaking into the
> > trunk. I've also seen these as well as other years collect a lot of
> > condesation under the trunk lid & drip down to leave standing water on
the
> > floor of the trunk.
> > John
>
>
>
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