<VV> Engine Lid Weatherstrip

[henry kaczmarek]

John
If there was a "joint", where the ends of the weatherstrip are vulcanized 
together, it would be made near the rear of the compartment (over the 
license plate), to keep water from coming down over the backlite (rear 
window) from coming into the engine compartment---or trunk on a front engine 
car.

If you look at the trunk weatherstrip for 48-54 GM's, you'll see there are 3 
components.  11feet of Weatherstrip on the trunk lid (right under where the 
backlite is),  6 feet of Weatherstrip in the partial gutter on the body 
(above the license plate) and a pair of molded corners to complete the seal. 
The molded corner pieces may not have been there originally, but that's 
where the replacement pieces made by Steele have been placed.

Best Regards
Hank
Corvair knowledgeable Steele CSR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Howell" <32chevy at 0306.org>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 11:06 PM
Subject: <VV> Engine Lid Weatherstrip


> On the engine lid weatherstrip where was the original weatherstrip joint 
> made, in front close to the rear window or in back over the license plate 
> ?  I checked one on a parts car and the front location had a string going 
> straight through the weatherstrip at the front location, the rear location 
> had been scraped out.     Thanks   John
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