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At 10:17 PM 4/15/2001 -0600, Jim Adney wrote: >On 15 Apr 2001, at 18:57, David Yaghoubian wrote: > > > The water was coming in through the hole under the battery > > tray (which fell through a decade or so ago and was neglected by yours > > truly) so hopefully this will keep the area dry. > >That is probably not the place where the leak started. The culprit is >probably to the rear and outboard of the battery, out and up from the >outer seat belt anchor bolt. It is often covered by the vinyl side >panel, but you can usually see signs of water near that bolt. > >It's likely that what you have spotted so far are only the >consequences of the original leak. > >OTOH, the leak could be in front. No matter where it comes in it will >eventually collect in the low spot, which you have discovered. I'll have another look in this spot. Thanks for the tip! I'm curious though - in the leak spot you're describing what is the problem usually? Meaning, it that a common spot of corrosion where water gets through a rusted out hole, or is it an improperly placed fender seal (?). Accordingly, what is usually the solution to this problem? Thanks again!! David Y. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe