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From: [email protected] (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: water in trunk of 89 Probe??

In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Po Sum Chung ACF) writes:
>>(Tommy Szeto) writes:
>>> Water gradually builds up in the trunk of my friend's 89 Ford Probe.  Every
>>> once in a while we would have to remove the spare and scoop out the water
>>> under the plywood/carpet cover on the trunk.  I would guess this usually  
>>I noticed this is my '89 probe also, when recently cleaning out the back.  I  
>>think the water is coming *up* through some rubber stoppered holes beneath the  
>>spare.  Mine looked slightly worn, and there was no water or water damage 
>I have the same problem with my '90 probe.  The water is definitely not comming
>up from the rubber stoppered hole beneath the spare.  I have to remove the
>rubber stopper to drain the water.  Seems like a common problem with probe.

There is a known problem with the seals on the taillights of <93 probes.
Complain loudly to your dealer and get them to install new seals.  It is
a known problem, present on most (if not all) pre-93 Probes, so you 
shouldn't have to pay them to fix it.  In my case, they fixed it on
my extended warranty (I just had to pay a $50 deductable) (the
work was valued at something like $185 with labor and parts).  Having
removed the tail lamps myself on other occasions, I think their estimate
was fair.


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Bill Heiser    [email protected], [email protected]
               Boston University, Boston MA