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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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NC rear hatch leaking

were can i buy new seals? its leaking around the drain line on the drivers side cant seem to seal it up with rtv or any thing else..
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Heck yes thanks a bunch!
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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make sure both your drain lines are open to drain

if the hose is blocked it will leak
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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i think it is stopped up cause its leaking from there.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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pour water in the two holes and see if it run out under the tail lights
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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You can clean them out with a coat hanger or flexible stiff wire, but be sure not to have a sharp end on it - - you don't want to poke holes in the vinyl lines.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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i found 2 problems it was stoped up but i fixed it and theres a cap missing on the rear glass so it was leaking there aswell.
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