Date:         Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:12 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
Comments: To: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@foxinternet.net>
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Thanks. Plugs are yanked!

Neil.

On 1/21/08, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
> Take out the two plugs that reside on the inner corners.  The water will
> leak out instead of pooling up to make rust.
> I'm not sure, but it could be condensation too, running down from the window
> into the inside by the cover.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:26 PM
> Subject: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
>
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Last week I opened the rear hatch and found it would close part way on
> > its' own. ?? I put in new supports just over a year ago. Shouldn't
> > happen I thought.....
> >
> > My theory is that water gathered and froze, adding extra weight. Today
> > in warm sun, water ran out of bottom of hatch and it functions as it
> > used to. Mystery solved. But rear matresses are kind of wet. Water is
> > getting into van.
> >
> > My Westy is parked on an incline with rear end pointed downhill.
> > Recently weather has been cold.
> >
> > Where are the typical water leaks points on the rear hatch?
> >
> > Water normally gathers in rear hatch bottom and drains out when opened
> > when parked on incline. Is this normal?
> >
> > IF it isn't a water leak, could it be that with a frozen chunk o ice
> > at the bottom of the hatch, any "new" water coming in would overflow
> > into/onto the rear?
> >
> > TIA, and hope my questions make sense!
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
> > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> >
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> >
>
>


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/