Dry rot

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

How many of us leave the car over the winter. The belts and seals are ok.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "car" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: Dry rot


> Not being trusting of dealerships and mechs in general these days, I
> kind of felt the same way.
> 
> Think in these terms: If your car sat for ~2 years and you don't know
> how often it was started and run (I think it had ~60 miles on it when
> it was bought and ~120 when I got it), nor if anything was done to it
> prior to sitting or during the sit (first oil filter was a bitch to
> remove and the wipers suck ass (soon to be replaced)), what would you
> look for in terms of stuff-that-goes-bad-just-from-sitting?
> 
> Reasons for concern or just BS?
> 
> On 8/1/07, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Sounds like BS to me.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "car" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:43 PM
>> Subject: OT: Dry rot
>>
>>
>> > Back when I had Bib in for the Tail Light Switch recall, the woman at
>> > the counter said something that's been floating around in my head but
>> > never seemed to come to the front when it should. But it's here now.
>> >
>> > As I was leaving, I forget how it came up, but she said "Your biggest
>> > problem is gonna be dry rot."
>> >
>> > Considering that Bib is an '05 that was bought "new" in late '06, he
>> > was probably sitting for quite a while before he came to me.
>> >
>> > What or where should I be looking for dry rot? Hoses? Belts? What is
>> > susceptible to dry rot?
>> >
>> > tyia for cluing me in...
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike
>> > '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
>> > '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
>> > "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
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> 
> -- 
> Mike
> '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
> '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>