I think you are correct Bill.? The residue was oily.? Never thought about a seal leaking through the front of the trans into the tunnel!? Thanks
Ray -----Original Message----- From: Bill May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 9:32 pm Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Tunnel Mystery 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. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
