Re: [AMC-list] 77 Matador trunk leaks

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Carpet 'breathes' better than rubber so it will dry sooner. Just don't have
rubber mats on top of carpet. 'Course you might like to have rubber mats as they
are way easier to clean. Or what ever..... Suit yourself.. : ) 
 
Ken


Quoting wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> In returning to the original them ( as old memories are old, sigh). 
> I would advise removing carpet and pads from leaking areas. 
>    Placing any sort of waterproof barrier on top of material traps the
> moisture between the layers and will vastly increase corrosion. 
> 
>    Just look under the rubber mats in a base model, like mine, you will find
> they rust mush worse then carpeted models. 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Serckie <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sender: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:54:54 
> To: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 77 Matador trunk leaks
> 
> Soultion...a sheet of visqueen.
> 
>  
> Bill Serckie
> Coldwell Banker Real Estate & Mortgage Services
> 2 River Place Suite "K"
> Lansing, IL 60438
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> From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> To: wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx; "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" 
> <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 6:00:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 77 Matador trunk leaks
> 
> The solution to that particular problem is OT here!
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 3:35 PM, <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I often found a damp spot on the interior seats of my Classic. My
> > girlfriend of the time always tried to keep the leakage to a minimum.
> >  We practiced. OFTEN.
> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Jeff Reeves" <amcnut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sender: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:08:12
> > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <
> > amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 77 Matador trunk leaks
> >
> > My 76 Matador Brougham sedan often had a wet or damp trunk after a rain or
> > wash. I variously found leakage around the back window, around the
> > taillights, and around the chrome trim that surrounded the tag area
> between
> > the taillights. There was also a couple areas on the trunk lip where seam
> > sealer was missing, allowing water through.
> >
> > Jeff Reeves
> > Auburn, GA
> > 01 Grand Cherokee
> > 72 Javelin SST
> > 68 AMX (x2)
> >
> > <quote> I have a question, though:  Any of you with a Rebel, Ambassador,
> or
> > Matador -- you are probably all aware that **every** full-sized AMC
> collects
> > water in the quarters.  Have any of you done the inside-the-trunk thing
> with
> > the friend spraying water around body joints?  If so, where was the most
> > likely source of water infiltration?
> >
> > I have had two full-sized cars leak profusely around the taillamps -- a 69
> > Ambassador as well as a 77 Matador Coupe.  However, this current 77 isn't
> > leaking there, and I can't tell where it's coming from after spending ten
> > minutes in there getting soaked.
> >
> > Ideas?
> > </quote>
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