Re: oh sh*t! there's water in my 'roc. Any troublespots?

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Open the hood and in the corner under the hinge for the hood, there are 
elongated slots. These slots are the drains, sounds like your a plugged, 
either with a air hose or high pressure water hose flush them out.

HTH

Brian

87 16v
86 8v (parts car)
85 Wolfsburg (new parts car)



>From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: oh sh*t! there's water in my 'roc. Any troublespots?
>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:39:29 -0800 (PST)
>
>Really wasn't expecting this, but little did I know
>when I got my 86 16v in May, that it wasn't
>waterproof.
>
>About a month back, I had to push-start my car down my
>driveway and had to hit the brakes before I rolled
>into the road (don't laugh, dammit). Anyway, a small
>rush of water fell on and near my left shoe which was
>on the clutch at the time. It had just rained the
>night before and I just thought it was due to the odd
>action of sudden stop on a downhill (seems dumb now).
>
>And recently as the rain has been more common in the
>SF area, my roc has started smelling musty. Then this
>morning I notice that the whole driver's side carpet
>was wet. Anyone had problems with this? Is there
>anyplace I should check first? The windshield doesn't
>appear to be the cause - but I can't see the
>underside.
>
>(please, God, not the windshield!)
>
>TIA, JT
>
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