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Leaking water into trunk

There seems to be a puddle of water in the driver's side, rear wheel area (where the spare is usually)  I want to seal this leak up before it starts rusting inside out.  Can anyonre start me off where to look?

Re: Leaking water into trunk

Reply #1 –
Easiest place to start would be the trunk weather stripping.  Does it look like it's in good condition?  How about the seal between the weatherstrip and the decklid?  If your trunk lid looks lined up then that's probably not the problem, but it never hurts to investigate.  To see how well the decklid seals you could get inside the trunk, and have a buddy you trust close the trunk and shine a flashlight around the decklid seams.  If you see the light then you have a sealing problem.  If that still doesn't solve the issue, I would look into the rear window seal.  It could be bad and somehow be letting water into the trunk area.

Good Luck

Joe

Re: Leaking water into trunk

Reply #2 –
The funny thing is, all the seals seem good.  I went out tonight to clean it up and most of the water was gone... so I dried it all up.  I wish it didnt get so dark out so early... can't do anything.

Re: Leaking water into trunk

Reply #3 –
also checj the taillight sealing areas

Re: Leaking water into trunk

Reply #4 –
I have the same problem since this summer. I have a feeling it could be the rear window seal letting the water into the car, but I havent had any time to take a look. Let us know what you find.
 

Re: Leaking water into trunk

Reply #5 –
had the same area fill with water and it turned out to be that the weatherstripping was cut. It looked fine last spring when the leak started but the cut grew and when I took a look at it this fall, it was a lot easier to find. Inspect both sides of it, along with each of the folds. It may look good overall, but apparently that doesn't mean anything from my previous experience. Make sure the weatherstripping is covering the "lip" all the way around the trunk. Just to make sure, why not just take the entire thing off and put it back on. Turning it half a rotation will fix the problem temporarily if it actually is the weatherstrip being bad.

If you've taken the taillights off before, apply silicone under each washer to seal those tiny areas. Other than that, Joe's advice between the trunklid and rear window are about the only other ways for water to get in there. If you don't find condensation forming inside the car after you've used the heat, chances are small its from the rear window but I've seen more odd things happen
1988 Thunderbird Sport