Hey Gang: Well as the current owner of two fuselage Imperials, I have not expierenced any leaks in the trunks of either. Of course that is not to say that I have not owned fuselage cars in the past that have not leaked.... I seem to recall having a 69 4 door that was giving me the very same headache, Well after what seemd like weeks of problems and nary an answer I decided to take a different route.. What I did was a bit strange but it got the job done for me. I measured the total lenth of the truck weather-strip and I went to the local auto parts store,, I went to the section that has weatherstripping rubber and I started comeparing styles. Well what I came up with was the same style of weatherstip but only a thinker size. I figured by doing that, I could eliminate the problem and it woudl take up extra space adn seek out and therefor stop my leak. WEll I went home and proceeded to put in on,, and to my amazment,,it worked after all..Of course I was always checking the truck for leaks ..just to be sure...WEll I hope that my imformation was at least a little useful... Tony Fortner (IMP6971) 69 2 door 71 4 door >From: "Phil" <hilljack7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: IML: fuselage leaks >Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:08:23 -0500 > >I had a similar problem on a fuselage era Chrysler that I used to own, a 73 >Newport Custom 4 door hardtop. I had a problem with leaks in the trunk, the >trunk seal was in fine shape, and everything else was good. So I went >around >with a large rubber mallet and a sheet of paper. I stuck the paper in the >flange area between the seal and the trunk lid, then shut the lid. I went >around and anywhere I found the paper wasn't held tightly, I opened the >trunk and gave the lip of the flange, a whack upward. I did this carefully >so not to mar paint, but with careful testing for loose spots with the >paper, I was able to eliminate the leak. This requires the trunk lip >gasket >to be in good shape. I later found that my uncle who used to own the car, >hauled christmas trees and several large objects in the trunk, and this may >have been what warped the flange originally, even though it was something >you couldn't see, just eyeballing it. I expect the same fix would work on a >similar year or style Imperial. >Phil <>< >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:42 PM >Subject: Re: IML: fuselage leaks >