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My '89 Accord Lxi Coupe has developed a Rain leak in the trunk.
There are no holes in the gutter that runs around the trunk and the
rubber is good all the way around.
The gutter runs down behind the rear light assemblies.
The water seems to be coming in from the bottom where the fuzzy
hard shell meets the metal flooring in the trunk.
My best guess is maybe a weep hole is clogged?
Anyone familier with model who knows anything?
Thanks in advance,
Gryphon1

Check the gaskets on the tail lamp assemblies. That's where the water
was getting in on our '88 Accord. Filled the spare tire well.

Dick

On 1 Dec 2003 10:04:17 -0600, "Gryphon1" <ehe1@adelphia.net> wrote:

>My '89 Accord Lxi Coupe has developed a Rain leak in the trunk.
>There are no holes in the gutter that runs around the trunk and the
>rubber is good all the way around.
>The gutter runs down behind the rear light assemblies.
>The water seems to be coming in from the bottom where the fuzzy
>hard shell meets the metal flooring in the trunk.
>My best guess is maybe a weep hole is clogged?
>Anyone familier with model who knows anything?
>Thanks in advance,
>Gryphon1

you can either tighten the nuts holding the lights in or remove the lights
and seal with caulking. (96 civic)

Dick wrote:

> Check the gaskets on the tail lamp assemblies. That's where the water
> was getting in on our '88 Accord. Filled the spare tire well.

Excellent place to start.

Also, be advised that you may not be able to satisfactorily reproduce
such a leak with a garden hose in your driveway, so don't assume you've
eliminated this potential location if you can't do so. Trunk leaks on
the rear face of the car frequently need the "vacuum" effect of being at
speed to act up, and you can't diagnostically replicate such conditions
without very foolishly risking your life.
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http://hiwaay.net/~williams/

Bo Williams <williams@hiwaay.net> spake unto the assembled masses in
news:3FCC118B.C2EA5F92@hiwaay.net:

> Dick wrote:
>
>> Check the gaskets on the tail lamp assemblies. That's where the water
>> was getting in on our '88 Accord. Filled the spare tire well.
>
> Excellent place to start.
>
> Also, be advised that you may not be able to satisfactorily reproduce
> such a leak with a garden hose in your driveway, so don't assume you've
> eliminated this potential location if you can't do so. Trunk leaks on
> the rear face of the car frequently need the "vacuum" effect of being at
> speed to act up, and you can't diagnostically replicate such conditions
> without very foolishly risking your life.


Might be fun after a few beers.

Rope, rollerblades, *very* long garden hose...


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