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[quote]Bob Rice wrote:
> And VW Rabbits, too! Great car to convert, sturdy, handy aftermarket
> parts, etc. But RUST BUCKETS! The #$%^ windshields leaked in the Drivers
> side in particular, pissing water down behind the dash, attacking the door
> posts, you had to LIFT the door up, to close it! The fuse box, or strip got
> wet, causing endless electrical issues, Oh, same for older Jettas,
> too!When's the L:AST time ya saw a Rabbit in places where there is weather?
> Rumer has it that there are STILL Rabbits, etc,Out West? In that I have a 20
> year old Jetta is no small miricle, It WAS undercoated and musta led a
> charmed life in it's early years?Well for that matter any OLDER Datsuns' The
> White Zombie woulda been mulch 20 YEARS ago, had it been born on the Least
> Coast!Sure miss those simple, computerless cars! Hard around here to find
> basic, simple , clean doner cars.

The key to Rabbits is to understand that the gutters under the window go
to two drains, under the hood, right in front of the door. For some
unknown reason VW put rubber things in the drain holes that would either
get cemented together with organic material or otherwise clogged. Once
that happened water would overflow into the car and make a mess.

My 84 Rabbit did this, I thought the windshield was leaking. 30 seconds
with a garden hose and the problem went away forever. Sad, VW seems to
have a desire to install rust as a factory option (the 914 was the best
example of this).

I miss that GTI. What finally killed it was the fuel pump blowing a line
and pouring gas under the car. Body however was fine (got rid of in 2004)

Chris

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