On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
A major source of trunk water can be the taillight seals.
Or windshield, or trunk seal, or dirt in trunk seal, or the
filler neck seal or filler pocket drain hose.
I can see all of those except the windshield---how's it
He probably means rear windshield.
Wilton
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From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Early 126 water in trunk
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Jim
I can see all of those except the windshield---how's it get all the
way back there?
That would be the _rear_ windshield, of course.
-- Jim
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Thinking about looking at an '82 300SD. Seller says when it rains
lots of water gets in the trunk, and that the trunklid seal is
original and starting to crack but not obviously torn. Likely to be a
bad window seal? If so, fixable with a good squirt of silicone under
the seal? Could it be
The trunk can get rain if the drainage channels in the trunk lid seals are
full of leaves and dirt - just takes a screw driver blade run through them
to clean them out.
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
Thinking about looking at an '82 300SD.
When I owned my '83 300SD, it used to get plenty of water in the trunk. I
noticed plenty of rust on the underside of the panel beneath the window, not
sure if this was the cause or result of the dampness in the trunk. Of
course, you could lie inside the trunk on your back and look up at it to
The trunk can get rain if the drainage channels in the trunk lid seals
are
full of leaves and dirt - just takes a screw driver blade run through
them
to clean them out.
Use a stick, don't risk scratching the paint.
A major source of trunk water can be the taillight seals.
Or windshield, or
