Morris Minor Owners Club

I have just got my car back together after a repspray and still have a wet floor in the boot. Before spraying I though it was the screen rubber, which I replaced. Now I have some traces coming through the badges –all the water cannot come through here surely? I fitted a new lock seal –should I use some silicon sealant to stop leaks?

From what I can see the water manages to get on the inside of the boot lid. Am I missing something obvious? Any ideas would be appreciated!!

John

They pretty much all do that. It's a problem that never got solved. best to drill (and then paint) a hole in each 'side' of the boot floor to let the water drain out.

You can try fitting new seals & rubbers everywhere but you probably won't stop it completely. Mind you, you might get lucky.

thats what i did drilled holes, its a 1940s design,its gonna let ewater in ,all u can do is try to stop it doing harm,steve

Exactly, drill at least four holes across the rear lowest section of the boot
floor to let the stuff out. I sealed the badge pegs with windscreen sealant.
The boot handle should have a good condtion gasket fitted,likewise the boot
hinges have special gaskets. If the water is sloshing around inside the double
skin of the boot lid it is probably seeping in through the hinges, very difficult
to drill drain holes low enough in the double skin section. Don't forget to seal
the number plate screws!

If you had a traveller you wouldnt have these problems ... my back door leaks though so i cant laugh at you, how much water is in the boot?

Back door? Boot? Funny lot, you car drivers...

not sure how you paint a hole though same as a door i suppose
yep funny old lot, boots, holes, rear seats, and no chassis wow

Rear bumpers!

bonnet strips

Better let them get back to the topic though....

yep good idea

I know of a LCV with rear seat and windows at the back. And yes it has got a proper chassis

Oi! Have you LCV lot QUITE finished?

aupickup, you paint the hole and the paint sticks to the exposed steel otherwise if you don't then you'll find the hole gets bigger and bigger until it becomes the whole.

Anyway, don't you lot have trouble with cab seals?

ive drilled quite a few holes allover, boot as well as welding boot floor panel in high at the rear, so water falls down to holes, seam sealed inside main box under rear seats then waxiol,drilled hole in inerwing buy your feet to wax A post,then poked thin screwdriver up drain holes to make sure thyre clear, bootlid next

Cam wrote:Anyway, don't you lot have trouble with cab seals?

Touché!

Cam wrote:Oi! Have you LCV lot QUITE finished?

Anyway, don't you lot have trouble with cab seals?

No problems for me

my passenger on the other hand...

Might be worth checking the rubber seal where the petrol pipe enters the boot. Water could be finding its way down there.

If that plays up you usually notice the odd petrol smells in the back of the car, and the same thing applys to both problems with the bumber iron rubbers

how about taking out he back seat, getting a friend to hose the car (maybe giving it a wash while they are at it!) and you can have a look in the boot with a torch for leaks. it may be helpful to remove the wooden boot floors for a more expansive check.

Just an idea!

p.s. thanks for the hole drilling hint - I'm repairing the rear of my minor at the moment and I'm sure a few holes are in order!

Rupert