could be hockey stick seal at end of nosecone is letting transaxle fluid 
leak. check if it is trans fluid. then see if maybe steel gas line is 
leaking inside the tunnel.
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Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:55 PM
Subject: [vintagvw] Tunnel Mystery


> Hi All,
>
> A friend came by today with a 69 Autostick Bug.? I was under the car 
> looking into where he was loosing heated air, when I noticed the area 
> around the rear most drain hole in the bottom of the tunnel looked 
> oily/wet.? I was concerned it might be a fuel leak, but it did not smell 
> at all of gas.? It did seem ,whatever it was, to be dissolving the 
> undercoating around the hole though, so I think it could be fuel.? Any 
> thoughts on what anyone here thinks might be coming out there?? Brake 
> fluid was low, but that would be on the floorpans, not inside the tunnel, 
> correct? Brakes are firm as well.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ray
>
>
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