In a message dated 6/4/08 12:20:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET writes:

> .  So, the water leaks down into the car through the vent, right down to
> the engine area, into that pan on both sides of the van, and rusts out seem,
> depending on which way the van is leaning when parked.  I have never seen a pan
> that had its hole clear to drain the water, yet the channels are there to
> collect it to the middle.
>

on the earlly aircooled vanagons there is actually a drain hole there.  i
have a '80 westy with factory drain holes there.
but for some reason VW forgot to put the drain hole there on the wbx vans.
the embossed channels and divit are there but no hole.

i take a 1/4" drill and drill holes there to let the water out..

oh.. also remember to remove those stupid black plastic round plugs in the
lower inner corners of your hatch..  they hold water too and make your hatch
bottom corners rot out..

chris

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