<VV> "sealed" trunks

[J R Read_HML]

Send someone (smallish person) into the trunk and close the lid.  They'll 
spot the leaks in a jiffy.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Burkhard" <burkhard at rochester.rr.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> "sealed" trunks


> Yeah, there's a bunch of places for water to get in. And even if 
> everything is liquid-tight and you don't open the trunk in the rain, there 
> can be some condensation at night when the trunklid drops in temperature 
> and presents a cool surface to the warmer air underneath. Rubber trunk 
> mats are evil.
>
> Seth mentioned to me off list to me the same deal with rubber floor mats 
> in 500 models. Another good point!
>
> Jim Burkhard
>
> Wade Halsey wrote:
>>
>>>> lechevrier at earthlink.net writes:>>
>>>>
>>>>> for that matter, isn't that why the trunks themselves rust out? they 
>>>>> aren't adequately vented? even with a rubber "seal" on the lid?
>>
>>
>> In my 69 Coupe, I got moisture in the trunk when I drove in the rain. It 
>> took a while to discover how the water got in------the top of the left 
>> headlight bucket had a quarter sized hole. It was not normally visible 
>> and did not leak unless the car was driven in the rain.
>
>
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