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--- Rob Carpenter <brnagn7@yahoo.com> wrote: > im so furious, im seeing red!!!! > > First off I bought this car last year in Nov. from > original owners, car has absolutely no rust. Car > wasnt running when I bought it, i replaced 6 V > battery > (interstate) and the fuel pump, and the #3 wire. > Bingo > shes off and running. > > I've had only one other VW and that was a '68 > sunroof > T1, this cars pan was thrashed especially the > battery > area. > > So from my previous experience i checked the battery > area on my notch, nothing but a pinhole, and i > repeat > just a small microscopic pin hole under the battery. > So before i installed new one I put down some thick > plastic (just because i guess). > > well im restoring this car, i remove all the seats > and > notice that the neg. post on battery has that white > powdery stuff. > I pull the battery, and, aaaaahhhhhh, I see swiss > cheese on a German car..... I cant believe this, not > even for a minute. What in the world happened? this > car has survived since sept. '62 when it was made > 'til > i got my hands on it. Where did i go wrong? was it > the > battery? the plastic i placed under it? something > wrong w/ my car that made the battery leak from top? > keep in mind i hadnt been driving this car much at > all. > > can i just tack weld these spots? dont tell me i > need > to replace the pan... were not talking major swiss > cheese but one is almost a quarter size. this is > maddening, im seeing only red and im blaming myself. > can someone steer me in the right direction, from > the > original owners files on the car i have noticed them > replacing the battery an awful lot, and yes they had > the gen. rebuilt. they bought around 9 batterys > within > a two year span. > > Any and all info is greatly appreciated. > thanx for letting me vent, > > Robert > '63 notch w/new self inflicted swiss cheese ;o( > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > http://news.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/