Pine needles, not leaves....

On Nov 16, 2016 6:09 PM, "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> The leaf catching section of the rear hatch is above the gasket.
>
> Open your hatch and look.
>
> Jim
>
>
> > On Nov 15, 2016, at 7:54 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Looks like you need a new gasket for the hatch opening.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all.
> >>
> >> This is likely obvious to most Vanagon owners but.....
> >>
> >> 3 months ago, I moved to a residence with a lot of evergreen trees;
> >> parking "full time" in this type of surroundings is new to me. While
> >> working on my Westy today, with the rear hatch open, I saw a twig or
> >> two sticking up out of the trough at the top of the opening. To my
> >> surprise, there was a LOT of twigs, sediment, muck etc. in that
> >> trough. And it was totally wet. (I now live on the Sunshine Coast, but
> >> that name is somewhat of a misnomer; it rains a fair amount up here.
> >>
> >> It would probably take some time for that material to rust out that
> >> area but why wait? I cleaned it out and sprayed on some Rust Check
> >> fluid.
> >>
> >> Neil.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Neil n
> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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