German engineering poll

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

dan, i've had 8 sciroccos, none leaked except one which had clogged sunroof drain lines.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan S." <danws69@earthlink.net>
To: "roc (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: German engineering poll


> I've got one:
> 
> Doesn't it rain A LOT in Germany??
> 
> yes?
> 
> Then why does my friggin' can leak all over the place? I actually had water
> dripping from my sun visor clip the other day....!!! My seatbelts are wet
> all the time (they get wet while they're wound up in their holsters)
> AAAAAND....my floor is wet behind my driver seat. Oh, but wait, there's
> more....if I park with a nose-down attitude, rain streams in from the
> sunroof. And to top it all off, my badges leak (or SOMETHING back there) so
> my stuff in the trunk gets wet too.
> 
> ahhhhh......the joys of living in Florida during the rainy season.....
> 
> Dan Snow
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco (X2!)
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:26 AM
> To: Rick Alexander; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: German engineering poll
> 
> 
> the coolant inlet/outlet on our engines (16v only). they effectively trap
> air in the head over time.
> Al
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:34 AM
> Subject: German engineering poll
> 
> 
> > There are a few items that I've found on our cars that don't seem to
> measure
> > up to the rigid standards of German engineering. The key way between the
> > crank and the cam gear is one and our external door handles is another.
> >
> > What is the opinion of the list? Are there more issues where it seems to
> > have been designed on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon?
> >
> > Has anyone ever had a crank and gear machined for a regular insert key?
> I've
> > been thinking that this seems to be a logical solution but not being a
> > machinist I can't say how difficult it would be to do. Opinions?
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> > http://www.brubakerbox.com
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> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> >
> >
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