Do you mean like this? http://westyventures.com/myrustyoldvan.htm ;-) Road salt does add to it, after the seam sealant has begun to crack open. JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > i have a parts westy here that was let go so long, that water leaking in > around the fill ports has actually rusted thru the side of the van where that > horizontal beam is, a few inches below the ports.. (there is a reinforcement beam > there on all vanagons) there is a holizontal line of rot right thru the > wall.. like karl says, the insulation gets soaked, sops up water like a sponge and > never dries out, holds it against the sheetmetal and it rots right thru from > the inside. this is in addition to the rotting going on down where the floor > meets the rocker panel seam.. water sits behind there and takes the path of > least resistance, the rocker seam. |
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