Re: [T3] Significant Fumes

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Re: [T3] Significant Fumes

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Subject: Re: [T3] Significant Fumes
From: Toby Erkson <air_cooled_nut@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:21:01 -0700
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<x-flowed>In my experimentations with exhaust fumes getting in the car I know for a fact that sealing the bottom of the Squareback hatch significantly, if not all together, stops fumes from getting in IF DUE TO A WORN HATCH SEAL.

 Toby Erkson  --  http://www.icbm.org/
 '72 VW Squareback Darksider, 5-speed, 2.0L, rag top
 '72 VW Squareback Lightsider, automatic, FI, sunroof, gas heater
 '95 VW Jetta ~ SCCA Solo 2 EP #3; '73 Porsche 914; '81 Honda Gold Wing
 Portland, Oregon

...My question is: there's a lot of fumes inside the car but the engine isn't smoking much. Was looking for ideas on what to check...


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