I attended the MG 2012 National MGB Convention last week and, you guessed it, drove home in another driving rain storm. Again, water seeped in around the top corners of the hood/top, running down the insides of the doors and making small puddles on the floor. Again, the mystery leak that appears from below the dash dripped water onto my left leg, with a corresponding leak on the passenger side.
I was then reminded of a conversation I had at MG 2012 about water leaks in the MG. A fellow I was speaking with about these drips asked me if I had ever had the windshield washer nozzles removed from the panel where the wipers and center vent reside. I replied that I had when the car was painted last. "Did you seal them when you replaced them?", he asked. Hmm....I don't think so.
He then went on to explain that he had the same problem which was resolved with some small rubber o-rings and the miracle product, RTV. I will pursue this at my next opportunity. The good news is that the boot/trunk arrived back home relatively dry, just a little dampness which could have been from condensation it was so small. I believe that the boot/trunk problem has been resolved.
BTW, the MG 2012 MGB National Convention was awesome! I've only been to a couple of these things, but this was a really great event. The host club out of Atlanta really put on the dog and we were all treated to a super event. Besides the show there was a cruise-in at a local drive-in theater where over 100 MGs showed up, I heard. I didn't count them but there sure were a lot of MGs there. Really great event, makes me want to go to next year's event, but I think it is in Oregon. Maybe the 2014 show will be back east again. Maybe it won't rain.
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