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My '82 911SC has a whale tail that is slightly loose on one corner - if you lift the engine lid with the whale tail, one corner lifts up a few mm. It doesn't quite rattle ... yet!
As I understand it, you have to drop down the A/C condenser to gain access inside the whale tail to the nuts on the fasteners to tighten them. I don't see externally any evidence of a rubber seal between the whale tail and the lid. Somehow, it doesn't seem like a good thing for the fiberglass to bolt directly against the lid without a mating seal, OR, is it not supposed to be sealed for drainage purposes?
My first inclination was to remove the tail and if no seal existed, either run a strip of butyl caulk or attach a weatherstrip before bolting it back down. BUT, I didn't want to "fix something that isn't broken" and maybe it's supposed to be that way? Where does water drain when it enters the whale tail?
Any information appreciated!
John