RE: [T3] Type 4 notches / alternative engines....

["Kooser, Jacob" <jake_kooser@mtnsat.com>]

> The most common cause for water in this area is a FI brain cover 
> that is not properly installed on the LHS. There are clips on the 
> bottom that hold the bottom tight while the 2 serews hold the top. 
> The clips are often slipped on the wrong side of the panel, or 
> sometimes broken off.  

I think that's part of the cause.  The package tray under the rear window is
rusted a bit as well, and the drain tubes from the vents by the windows were
clogged.  The body rusted from the inside-out in that area, so I had a new
corner built by a body shop.  Actually, they kind of pop-riveted metal in
the generic shape of the other side, then slathered it all with bondo. :-(
Is there any such thing as a body shop with some pride in craftsmanship
these days?

> I have seen type 3s with this section rusted badly and then torn as 
> the engine dragged the sides down. 

Can't quite picture what you're saying there.

Jake Kooser

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