[Vwdiesel] Hurricane Hermine

[Bryan Belman]

    Yeap, wet carpets will not be ruined that fast unless the sit and sit and 
mildew.  pull them out and let that hot TX sun bake them.
The insolation will dry as well but should be pulled.  Can't help you on the 
head liner

 Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Not running :<( 




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From: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thu, September 9, 2010 1:22:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Hurricane Hermine

A shop vac will work well to get the water out.

Then probably a good idea to pull the carpets and dry under them, there is 
probably wet padding/insulation.  At least get an edge or corner up so some air 
can flow.  Blow a fan in there pointed under the carpets too.

Also a few canisters of Damp Rid (found at Home Depot-type stores) will absorb 
humidity from the air, so if you have to park with the windows closed, as the 
sun warms the car and the water evaporates, it will be absorbed.

Dave Cook


--- On Thu, 9/9/10, Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net> wrote:

> From: Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Hurricane Hermine
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 4:23 AM
>   Here in Ft. Worth/Dallas, we
> just had the remains of the hurricane 
> blow overhead.  I even got to see a tornado as I was
> fixing to leave 
> work.  In Texas, that improves your social standing
> tremendously.  I did 
> elect to stay at the plant till it
> passed.......   Worst part for me was 
> going out to the car and seeing standing water in the front
> footwells.  
> Doing some research on the TDIclub website (good to so some
> searches on, 
> not nearly as pleasantly interactive as this list), I saw
> that there's a 
> history of sunroof drains leaking.  I'd say that's the
> case as my 
> headliner is now damp and sagging everywhere. 
> Furthermore, I found out 
> that there's some kind of service campaign on this (not
> that they sent 
> me the paperwork on that.....).  Anyone done the
> dealer service on 
> that?  I suspect that both my headliner and carpet are
> hosed.  Not sure 
> what they'll do for a 10 year old car, but I'm curious to
> try.  If 
> anything, I'm just hoping to avoid drilling holes in my
> floor pan to 
> drain the water.......
> 
> -Shalyn
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