Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 08:02:00 GMT From: rubidiumnopsamdnet.att.net (Jim Collins) Subject: Re: Trunk Leak Was a Flood!
In article <sauapfo3r2a26nopsam.supernews.com>, lemasterjpmdnopsamon.total- web.net says... > When I raised the cover of the trunk there was about 4 inches of water > down where the spare is. This is gettin' serious. I unplugged the two little > drains, let it empty and dried everything off and put it back. The thing I > need to know is where the deuce is it coming in? The inside of the trunk > isn't wet, just down below. I still don't think it's the rubber strip around > the trunk. Can someone help please... or should I start collecting two of > each animal in my neighborhood and start looking for gopher wood and a cubit > measuring stick? :>( H-E-L-P G-L-U-G...G-L-U-G > > Jim in WV > 87 900S > > > > Jim, I bought a used 87 turbo 3 door with the exact same problem. There was rust over everything in the trunk ! From the back of the car, just behind the bumper on the right side, there is a plastic vent that is about 2"high and 8" wide. THis vent is supposed to be the flow-through ventilation and has small rubber flaps that allow air to pass. The plastic frame of this vent warps from heat and age and pulls away from the body allowing water running off the rear hatch to run into the trunk. I cleaned around it and ran a bead of clear silicone around it and have not had any problems since. I have seen this identical problem on two other Saabs of this vintage. JC
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