Re: [T3] Drain holes and door limiter.

["Mark Seaton" <mark.seaton2@ntlworld.com>]

Hi T3ers,

I have been wondering where the legendary drain holes were on my doors as
both are seriously rusted out at their bottoms. I have scraped all the gunge
and rust out of the frame/skin joint and can see no evidence of any drain
holes. Mine is a late model (72/73) Fastback and I'm wondering if the drain
holes were left off or smaller or in a different place on later doors. At
the moment the only drainage is through the rust holes- in the skin of the
passenger door (left) and through the frame on the drivers side. Strange
that they rusted through differently! I think I'll get some new doors and
I'll check that they have the holes first.
I also found a couple of tiny drain holes in the rear window frame which
allow water to drip into my trunk via the trunk lid mechy guard things
because my rear window seal is seriously shot. Nice! I think T3D have new
repro seals and once I've checked the quality this will be a priority to
fit. In the mean time I have 2 strategically placed bowls.

All the best

Mark Seaton
Orange and Rust 73 Fasty, London

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Drain holes and door limiter.


> On 27 Sep 2001, at 22:48, David & Sylvia wrote:
>
> > I was drying my Fasty after washing it for the weekend cruise and went
to
> > close the doors and heard a squishing sound. When I located the source
it
> > was my doors, both of them seem to have lots of water. Are there any
drain
> > holes supposed to be there???
>
> There are 2 holes in each door. They are oval, about 1cm long by
> 1/2 cm wide. Look for them at the lower corners of the door just
> outside of the rubber seal.
>
> You may need to take the door apart and clean out all the
> accumulated dirt from inside there. That's a good thing to do,
> because otherwise it holds water and this promotes rust.
>
> > Also my driver side door limiter seems to be either broken or worn, are
they
> > all the same or do I need to get one from a 67 model as well does it has
to
> > be a Fastback or a Notch will do?
>
> Any year, any model type 3; I believe they're all the same.
>
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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