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On 23 Aug 2001, at 7:02, Erkson, Toby wrote: > Okay, so I have to spell it out... > > If you just want to test the antenna then letting the hose run water > over the spot will work. If you want to test the WHOLE CAR then turn > on a lawn sprinkler and let it 'rain' down on the car. This way you > can be in the car, checking things out, and as soon as you find the > leak you can quickly turn off the sprinkler before you start taking in > too much water. Let's see you do that with Mother Nature! That still doesn't check all the places that wheelspray will find. Mother nature can be pretty thorough, although not at all controllable. ;-) I met a guy once who worked at Chrysler checking new cars for leaks. I was surprised to find that they had a major part of the plant devoted to running the almost finished cars thru a 6-sides high pressure spray washer with UV fluorescent dye in the water. The leak checkers rode in the cars and watched the interior all over with little portable black lights, then they would mark leak areas for sealing. Only after this was done would the interior be installed. I wonder if they, or any automaker, does anything like that anymore. It seems like poor design to have to depend on something like that to seal up a car. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/