Forum seems deathly silent

[frunkster]

Hi all

I know I've never been what you'd call an active poster, but I've always had some great support & advice offered in years gone by, it would seem the forum has gone silent though, I've posted up a couple of requests in the SOS section which have been up for some time with no replies, I must admit I have asked more questions than I have been able to answer as I'm not the most mechanically gifted individual.

Each time I've been on in the last week I've noted I am the only member online, just guest users, has everyone abandoned the forum in favor of the dreaded social media? heck I'm on facebook myself in a few civic groups, but the platform is fairly useless when it comes to information & guides as well as the real community atmosphere you get on the forum(s), I've seen it with other interest forums I use in hobbies, a massive decline in traffic & active members.

I really hope we don't forget these forums are the backbone of our hobbies, social media is not the be all & end all, all the instant gratification is short lived.

I hope we can see this place more active again going forward & if anyone has some advice on my SOS threads I'd surely appreciate any help anyone could offer.

[frunkster]

Same again today, 14 pages of users online but all guests, yet I am the only member showing, crazy as it used to be so lively & such a great solid bunch of guys

[dr_broon]

Sorry you've not had any replies mate, it's not as busy as it used to be, but I normally try to check every few days but been a bit busy recently. 

[frunkster]

Great to see you are still on here Simon, it's been a while for me so I'm as guilty as the rest for not posting, but it sure is quiet, was really hoping to get some advice on my bloody water leak issues, I''ve been trolling the forum threads trying to find answers, seems I bought myself a Sievic, it's in good nick but OMG is she peppered with small leaks all over the shop, slowly getting though plugging them all.

you've always been a huge help when I've posted previously, you still running the 1.8? I miss mine.

[dr_broon]

Yeah, the lure of facebook has made it quieter, but I think it always does get worse over winter cos nobody wants to do stuff to their cars other than urgent things. 

Yeah, still got the vti (though it's got a new shell now as the old one rusted out). She's hiding under a half cover at the mo until I can sort out the water leak.. Kept having to empty the spare wheel well. 

It's off the road while the council keep putting rust dust on the roads. 

We've also got a stepwagon, but that's also got a water leak from somewhere 🤦 so that's hiding under a cover as well. 

[frunkster]

Nightmare these leaks Simon, great to hear you've still got the VTI, wish I still had mine, I sold it as figured I'd pick another up, but ever since I sold her the prices have been rising fast.

I have been back a it this morning, I think I may have nailed down the leak, I'm going to try & get a "how to lock down those water leaks" guide done if it works, as I've about got a handle on pretty much every possible place it can get in & was doing, I'll patch this area up first & have the hose pipe back on it to be sure before I do though, figure it may help others out in future & maybe keep a few more of these from getting scrapped.

if this fixes it, the other decks getting the same treatment as that one also leaks into the spare wheel well, though luckily not a tenth as bad as this one, mad as she's got 100k more on the clock & is a little older to.

[dr_broon]

Yeah, could never get rid of it now (especially after all the dough ploughed into the resto...) it's been with me for 20yrs this summer! 

 

That'd be great to get a how to on mate. It's a proper weakness on these, especially decks it seems. 

[frunkster]

20 years that's some going & must also be some dedication Simon, I've seled the other top areas around the rear of the weather strips right at the back quarter below the roof rails, it p**sed it down today & the area that was getting all the water on the drivers side is dry as a bone, I did however still find maybe 10 to 20ml of water in the wheel well that had drained down from the side to side seal there, the one under the boot catch & inside the well, I'm hoping that it's just residual water from the previous day slowly making it's way out, but I plan to get the hose on it again to check it, but may not have to after looking at the weather report, seems p**sing it down again for a few hours tomorrow, so one way or another I'll find out if there's still a small leak, if there is I am now clutching at straws on where the heck it could be getting in, but I really want to eliminate every single leak no matter how small, fingers crossed but it's not the easiest of areas to check with no exterior seal there or any obvious areas above now where it could be getting in.

if it is still leanking a tiny bit I have a hunch it's inside the tail light where the panels join, but I have looked at them very closely & although they look a bit ropey on the photo, I can't see as much as a 1mm gap anywhere, but will be getting a little tiger seals on them just in case.

[dr_broon]

Fingers crossed you've got it sorted. 👌