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On 8 Jun 99, at 19:44, aedan mcghie/scotland wrote: > On Tue, Jun 8, 1999 05:20, Nathan Jacobsen <mailto:syncroman@wa.freei.net> > wrote: > >Yes, they are drainage flaps. I think the way they work is that they close > >when the engine is running due to the vacuum, and they open when at rest > >to drain the water out. > So is it important that they don't have openings to the bottom when the > engine „Ð^Ä ng? > > The bottom of the rear wings are rusted through on mine, you can see some > daylight, this would mean that air (and other things) could sucked up. There's more than one compartment there. The part that is rusting can collect water and mud, but the air doesn't flow through it. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org