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MG MGB Technical - Boot seal joint

Trying to stop a leak in my 78 B boot. I bought a new seal, but not sure where the joint needs to be.
Cleve Crews

I have it at center top and have never had a leak. Cheers - Dave
D W DuBois

Centre bottom, ditto. Given the shape of the flange I thing the car would have to be under water for either to leak. Whether it is better at the top and hence only reached in deeper water is a moot point :o)
Paul Hunt

Paul and Dave,
I replaced the old seal with a new one and this time placed the joint at the top with a good butt joint. We are expecting major storms tonight, so this will be a good test.
Before this post, I looked at my 67, 73 and 74 and they all have the seal on the boot lid, so I couldn't compare them.
Thanks
C
Cleve Crews

The storm hit this afternoon and we got a lot of rain.
I looked in the boot and the only water was in the center off the boot floor. I guess now I need to check out the emblem seal.
Any suggestions for how to seal this point?
Cleve Crews

I get the occasional drop through there in very heavy rain as well. If it's the octagon with the studs that go through and the nuts underneath I'd use a little silicone round the studs. My 'MGB' logo fixes using pegs through plastic sockets, which should seal unless they are split along their length.
Paul Hunt

This thread was discussed between 12/10/2014 and 14/10/2014

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