RE: [T3]

["nathan howell" <orntar@worldnet.att.net>]

I have read about these inlets being clogged, but the whole upper front
of the car is dry, including the drain hoses. Ic could be coming from
the rear I guess, but the car is parked on a slight incline. 

Thanks for the speaker panel info. I would like all my customizations to
be able to be 'undone'.

nathan

1970 
fastback


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 6:02 pm
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] 

On 24 Mar 2002, at 14:54, nathan howell wrote:

> I've got some questions about water leaks (since this seems to be a
> popular topic right now). The rainy season has just begun and I
haven't
> cleaned my garage for my fasty yet. I believe that the window seals
> (front, back) need to be replaced and are leaking. I have water on the
> floor, after even a small rain shower (but I did not drive in it). The
> trail from the window to the floor along the kick panel is dry, it
even
> looks dry every where else, like along the front fire wall. But it is
> wet along the pan seal at the bottom. Could water be 'running' into
the
> car this way? How? The fender welting is poor as well, could it be
> running down the inside of the fender and then thru the pan seal?
Sounds
> far fetched to me.

I agree that this is far fetched. Are you familiar with the water drain
problems 
with the air inlets in front of the windshield? This is your most likely
suspect.

Have you checked for water trails under the back seat?

> On another note I would like to install abs speaker panels on the kick
> panels. I was thinking about using sheet metal screws. Is the kick
panel
> metal the same as the wheel well metal? i.e. will the screws go right
> into the wheel well? Would just some silicon sealer do the trick if
this
> is so? I was also thinking about riveting on a snap and fastening the
> other side of the snap to the abs panel, which might seal a little
> better.

If you drill holes thru the inner fender walls, rust will start from
there and 
eventually lead to rust holes. I wouldn't do this. Consider some kind of

adhesive or good double-stick tape. There are VERY good examples of each

of these which will do this job beautifully, without harm to the car.


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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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