German engineering poll

[danws69@earthlink.net (Dan S.)]

I'm not just basing my 'leak' assessment from this one roc, my other roc
leaks, my Sportruck leaks, and my previous Rabbit GTi leaked too.

Dan Snow
Tam-pa, FL
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'87 16v Scirocco (X2!)
'00 Jetta
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:02 AM
To: danws69@earthlink.net
Cc: roc (E-mail)
Subject: Re: German engineering poll


I'd really suggest you clean out your roof drains, make sure your
taillights seal to the body correctly and check the condition of your
hatch seal before your car turns into a piece of rust.
Gee, my car doesn't leak at all, so I'm thinking it may not be an
engineering issue.
Dan

"Dan S." wrote:
>
> I've got one:
>
> Doesn't it rain A LOT in Germany??
>
> yes?
>
> Then why does my friggin' can leak all over the place? I actually had
water
> dripping from my sun visor clip the other day....!!! My seatbelts are wet
> all the time (they get wet while they're wound up in their holsters)
> AAAAAND....my floor is wet behind my driver seat. Oh, but wait, there's
> more....if I park with a nose-down attitude, rain streams in from the
> sunroof. And to top it all off, my badges leak (or SOMETHING back there)
so
> my stuff in the trunk gets wet too.
>
> ahhhhh......the joys of living in Florida during the rainy season.....
>
> Dan Snow
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco (X2!)
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:26 AM
> To: Rick Alexander; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: German engineering poll
>
> the coolant inlet/outlet on our engines (16v only). they effectively trap
> air in the head over time.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:34 AM
> Subject: German engineering poll
>
> > There are a few items that I've found on our cars that don't seem to
> measure
> > up to the rigid standards of German engineering. The key way between the
> > crank and the cam gear is one and our external door handles is another.
> >
> > What is the opinion of the list? Are there more issues where it seems to
> > have been designed on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon?
> >
> > Has anyone ever had a crank and gear machined for a regular insert key?
> I've
> > been thinking that this seems to be a logical solution but not being a
> > machinist I can't say how difficult it would be to do. Opinions?
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> > http://www.brubakerbox.com
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> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> >
> >
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