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Dry rot



my rocco sat for over a year in the elements and I have yet to see any
dry rot. have yet to replace any of the belts

On 8/1/07, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> >
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