Date:         Thu, 4 Dec 1997 12:40:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: wet carpeting
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---Larry Carter <lcarter@COWICHAN.COM> wrote:
>
> Hello;  Now that winter has arrived, a few new "peculiarities" have
> surfaced.  The carpeting in front of the drivers seat seems to be
wet all
> the time.  I can't tell if it's coolant or winshield washer
anti-freeze,
> but I do recall something in the acrhives about wet carpeting and over
> filling the w/s washer tank.

The way to know for sure is to smell. As antifreeze heats up, it has a
sweet smell. If your heater core had a leak, I'm sure a sweet vapor
smell wafting into the cabin would be readily apparent. For that
reason, I think you're OK, but if I were you, I would stick my nose in
there and smell just to be sure. Just so you know, windshield washer
fluid has a VERY faint Windexy smell.

My $.02,

Sam
'84 Vanagon GL (non-Wolfy)

"Just as original as the original=just as many ideas appropriated from
VW as the first time"
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