In a message dated 09/03/2005 11:32:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Is that amount of rust unusual? Or does every car look like that after ten winters in the snowy wastelands that are eastern and central Canada and US? Seriously, I'm curious and have no clue. I've lived in Los Angeles nearly all my life and the only actual rust damage on my SoCal Vanagon is the tip of the exhaust J pipe is eaten away at the bottom. I've heard the stories about road salt, but I had no idea...
That's what we poor Vanagon mechanics deal with everyday here in the Great White North ! I spend more time cleaning up stuff than you'd ever imagine ! Most times on a job like Ben's doing I get a 20 litre pail full of crap from the floor sweeping. Our Vanagons however are therefore lighter than your average West Coast models, that's why we go faster ! Thank your lucky stars your outa the rust belt !
Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005 '87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel Trains Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_ (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) or http://frankcondelli.com |
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