Re: Water Leaks

["dmc6960" <ultra@xxxx>]

Dave, I believe it was you who pointed out to me that the metal clips 
in the inner weather strip bow outward over time and need to be 
pushed back together. You did that to the problem area on top of the 
A-pillar on my car hopeing it would solve my problem. Well as I 
found out on the sunday morning rain in Memphis, it didn't. I looked 
over it more carefully and found an actual HOLE in the fiberglass in 
the water channel. It was formed by a series of inperfections in the 
fiberglass, along with strain cracks most likely caused from hands 
hanging from that corner. I suggest you go over this area very 
carefully in your car.

Jim Reeve
MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
DMC-6960 <- Memphis 40,000-50,000 Daily Driver Winner. (Now with 
50,500 miles)

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "daveswingle2" <dswingle@xxxx> wrote:
> My souvenir of Memphis was a reminder of my continued inability to 
> find the water leak that bugs me every time I drive in the rain 
(i.e. 
> every car show). It doesn't happen all the time. Going INTO 
Memphis - 
> no leaks. Coming out - after about 1/2 hour in the rain, I get a 
drip 
> that seems to come from the left knee pad and lands on my left 
shin. 
> Only when slowing down, (like it collects in the knee pad and then 
> falls out on deceleration). 
> 
> When I got home a ran a hose all around the area - nothing. I 
> suspected the hood stop/wiper opening, but upon further 
investigation 
> those are in the wrong place for where I'm getting wet. It seems to 
> me that to collect in the knee pad it would HAVE to be coming in 
> through the door seal.
> 
> Any ideas? Inner door seals are new (it was a LOT worse with the 
old 
> ones). Outers are original but in decent shape.
> 
> Dave Swingle