electrical gremlins, water leaks (mk 1), seat swaps

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Water gets in under the window rubber to leak into the fuse box. Seal it off 
by forcing latex sealant along the bottom edge of the window seal.
Mine rusted at that point and FLOODS in now. Its what needs the most repair 
of the rebuild. Good Luck!



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Todd Guse" <toddguse@msn.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: electrical gremlins, water leaks (mk 1), seat swaps
>Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:21:20 -0800
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>My 79 mk 1 has developed a headlight problem. Electrical gremlins are the
>only problem I have, the car is mostly rebuilt. I have noticed water under
>the driver's side floor mat, and I think it leaks from the windshield down
>by the fusebox. Anyone else have this problem? I live in rainy Olympia, WA.
>The car is always garaged but it sits outside while I'm at work. The right
>front headlight will not come on sometimes. The first time it happened I
>replaced the headlight, and the darn thing didn't come on. I had a spare
>switch, replaced that, but I'm not sure what made it come back on that 
>time.
>The second time, I drove to work and noticed that when I turned the lights
>on, the right one came on after the left one. I got in it after work, no
>right headlight. Test light said no juice to the headlight. Kicked on the
>high beams, get all 4 lights. If you look at the Haynes wiring diagrams, 
>the
>fuse is the last thing on the way to the headlight. I twisted the fuse and 
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>think.that made the headlight come on. The juice for all 4 lights runs
>through the blinker switch also, not sure if that is the problem either. I
>can't hear any relays click when I turn on the lights, and the manuals I
>have don't specify what relays turn on what.
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>Seats.the car has the original ones, the driver's seat is broken down. I
>drive it a lot. I rebuilt an 83 JH code 1.8 last June at 133k. It has 141k
>now, 8k in 6 months. I have a sore rear when I get out after a long drive,
>but it does have a tight suspension and you feel every bump in the road.
>I've looked at aftermarket seats, they seem kinda hard. It's not uncommon
>for me to drive 2 tanks of gas on the weekends, we have fun roads here
>(Olympic Peninsula). I drool over those black leather seats in the newer
>Jettas, anyone know if they fit? I'm not autocrossing so I'm looking for
>comfort. Any ideas?
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