At  6/16/2008 05:17 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
>Hey,, good thing you cleaned that out.
>
>Do you think it filled with water?  If it did fill with water do you have
>any guesses why it filled like how it was parked or washed etc.?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jonathan Poole

It wasn't 'water' rust, it was like powder, rust dust. I'm guessing
the metal pipes that go from the burner box (right term? The box with
the thermocouple and the drain line end in it) got damp and grew
surface rust again and again over the years. Drive the VW over bumpy
roads and it falls down, 24 years worth.
I'm waiting for dark so I can try and light it again, it ought to be
easier to see if the pilot light does catch...

Rob
becida@comcast.net
In western WA with an '84 Westy and a summer before me.