vaseline to stop leaks

[john zeiss]

We have a 1994 Corolla 1.3 two door. The sun roof was not factory fitted,
but
has been very good and only just started leaking this year.

Any suggestions without the unsightly tape on the topside? I was thinking
of smearing vaseline on all the rubber sealing strips, but maybe something
else would be better?

I'm happy not to open the sunroof at all except perhaps for the summer time,
and if the leak gets worse I would consider sealing it up for good.
Grateful for any advice, thanks.

[mr p]

has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
because drain holes are blocked..

[Conor]

In article <gfh0r7$cnl$1...@news.eternal-september.org>, john zeiss
says...>

> We have a 1994 Corolla 1.3 two door. The sun roof was not factory fitted,
> but
> has been very good and only just started leaking this year.
>
> Any suggestions without the unsightly tape on the topside? I was thinking
> of smearing vaseline on all the rubber sealing strips, but maybe something
> else would be better?
>

Usually it's the pathetic strips of metal they call hinges that flatten
out and just need tweaking back into shape.

--
Conor.

"Some of you may be anxious about finding a new job, or a new place to
live. I know how you feel." President Bush, 2008

[Conor]

In article <51501ddd-abf9-4f9c-8a22-ba397d8998a2
@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, mr p says...>

> has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
> because drain holes are blocked..

It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.

[Mark]

"Conor" <conor_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.238647f0c...@news.individual.net...

> In article <51501ddd-abf9-4f9c-8a22-ba397d8998a2
> @z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, mr p says...>
>
>> has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
>> because drain holes are blocked..
>
> It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
> frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.
>

On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.

Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
but why the negativity and bad feeling?

Have a few pints one evening and come on here... Perhaps you will be more
convivial and friendly.

Love to all
xxx

[Al Bundy]

The first step in these things is to diagnose the problem. Is there a
rust hole? Is there some possible adjustment? Could something be
placed behind the seal to allow more contact?
Lets assume you can not determine any of the above. Then the likely
problem is that the rubber has become less resilient or taken a set in
the wrong position over time. You could try what is done with
refrigerator seals that are not physically torn. You can heat the seal
up with a heat gun and it will resume it's original position. This is
a common fix with such seals. Car dealers do it this way too. Be
gentile at first and don't burn the rubber.

[Colin Wilson]

> Any suggestions without the unsightly tape on the topside? I was thinking
> of smearing vaseline on all the rubber sealing strips, but maybe something
> else would be better?

Not sure, but wouldn't vaseline damage the seals ? - perhaps a
silicone grease would be better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_grease

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mark" <ma...@nospam.com> saying
something like:

>> It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
>> frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.
>>
>
>On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.

Radio Caroline?

>Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
>but why the negativity and bad feeling?

That's mild. You should read what I have to say about Webasto sun roofs.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

drugs began to take hold. I remember Colin Wilson
<REMOVEEVERYTHI...@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> saying something
like:

That stuff certainly is better for long term care of rubber seals. I see
now that silicone sprays are being sold for just that purpose, but I was
using silicone lub and furniture sprays for rubber preservation decades
ago, so have some years of seeing how well (or not) it kept things
reasonable and purely anecdotally, it works.

[Conor]

In article <OdydnT_kg9ghpoHU...@posted.metronet>, Mark
says...>

> Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
> but why the negativity and bad feeling?
>

What negativity?

[Dave Garland]

john zeiss wrote:
> Any suggestions without the unsightly tape on the topside? I was thinking
> of smearing vaseline on all the rubber sealing strips, but maybe something
> else would be better?

Vaseline is hard on rubber. Maybe silicone grease would be a better choice.

[Abo]

Washing up liquid?

[Duncan Wood]

Does trash rubber, yes.

[Angus Manwaring]

On 13-Nov-08 14:37:45, Mark said

>"Conor" <conor_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.238647f0c...@news.individual.net...
>> In article <51501ddd-abf9-4f9c-8a22-ba397d8998a2
>> @z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, mr p says...>
>>
>>> has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
>>> because drain holes are blocked..
>>
>> It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
>> frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.
>>

>On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.

Hey man, that's the way - face piles of trials with smiles

.....3....1....9

seems to ring a bell, :)

All the best,
Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

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Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html

[GB]

Al Bundy wrote:

> Be
> gentile at first and don't burn the rubber.

Damn BNP seems to get in everywhere!