[T3] Rear deck engine seal

[Jim Adney]

On 29 May 2016 at 18:55, Jim Adney wrote:

> The most common cause of exhaust in the interior is leaky muffler 
> connections to the bottom heat exchangers. Exhaust that blows forward 
> from those seals gets into the airbox side of the heat exchanger, and 
> a little of that gets into the passenger compartment even if the heat 
> is "off." It doesn't take much to make a lot of stink.

I should add that I've used a Permatex Muffler putty/compound that 
actually works VERY well and lasts a long time to fix leaks that I 
never expected to seal well. The important thing to do is to wet the 
leak area with water before you apply the putty and then work it into 
the spot well.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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