Drainage Holes

[Alan Hart]

Hi Everyone ...

Just a quick question (or two) ...

Just swapped my MGB out of the garage for the Stag - so I can fit a new radio. But on driving the Stag into the garage a load of water started to drain out of the car (my drive has a slight incline - nose up for the Stag and the garage is level) ... so in my best shirt(!) immediately had a look under! The water was coming out of two holes at the centre - back of the boot part?

A bit of further investigation, I looked at the tonneau seal and this is perished - is there a link here? It needs replacing - an easy job?

I previously (a couple of months ago) fitted a new seal to the boot and also removed the chrome trim and sealed this as I was getting water in the boot - but looked in the boot - a bit of condensation but no water and the carpets / boards dry ...

Any ideas ...

Cheers

Alan

[GDPR]

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Mine seems to get water into the frame structure of the boot lid - I'm convinced it's from the seam at the rear edge for the chrome strip - the watercomes out around the number plate lights - going to take the boot lid off and dose the thing from the inside with some waxoyl and make sure it gets into the seams from the inside.

Maybe that will stop it

Russ

[Bob Heritage]

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kryten wrote:

Mine seems to get water into the frame structure of the boot lid - I'm convinced it's from the seam at the rear edge for the chrome strip - the watercomes out around the number plate lights - going to take the boot lid off and dose the thing from the inside with some waxoyl and make sure it gets into the seams from the inside.

Maybe that will stop it

Russ

Russ

The boot lid does suffer from condensation and this runs down the rear of the lid and into the frame. In time this will cause the underside of the overhang panel to rust. What I have done is to disconnect the boot light and leave the boot lid slightly open when in the garage, this keps it dry. Good idea to put the waxoil in, warm it first and it runs much better.

Bob

[Bob Heritage]

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Alan Hart wrote:

I previously (a couple of months ago) fitted a new seal to the boot and also removed the chrome trim and sealed this as I was getting water in the boot - but looked in the boot - a bit of condensation but no water and the carpets / boards dry ...

Any ideas ...

Cheers

Alan

Alan

Some of the boot seals are better than others, it is probably still the cause. If the Stag is parked nose down on an incline it puddles at the rear corners and comes over the seals, the rear corner uprights of the carpet will be wet if this is the case.

Bob