Greg it looks like your windshield frame is rotting out under the seal also. this is a common problem. even rust free west coast vans that i have parted out have rust and often holes under the seal when you pull the windshield out. the quickest way to retard rust, which is iron oxide FeO3 is to stop the oxygen from being able to get to the metal. grease or oil will stop oxygen from getting to the metal. this is how the crown rust treatment works. i would pump the seams full of an oil product but do not use motor oil as it is designed to absorb water. also stay away from WD-40. auto trans fluid or a variety of off the self rust prevention products like crown, boeshield, etc should work. bar and chain oil is also good since it is made with a tackifier which prevents the oil from running down a surface. when you put it on your chain saw you kind of want it to stay put. http://www.type2.com/library/body/baroil.htm also i would peel back the windshield seal from the outside of the van and fill the under side with petroleum jelly. ideally you would use silicon grease but it is generally not readily available at least not that i know of. some people are going to say that it will cause the seal to swell but i have never had that problem. in general the seals have already shrunk from years of UV exposure so can tolerate a bit of swelling if that were even to occur. jonathan On Thu, 9 Apr 2009, Greg S wrote: > Hi list, > I have my dash off to replace the blower motor and I found some seam rust on > the antenna side. I think this seam rust may be the cause of the rust hole I > have outside just under the antenna but I'm not sure. Does anyone have a > quick and dirty way to stop this seam rust and fix the hole on the outside. > I don't have the time or resources to replace sheet metal and I would just > like to get the van on the road for the spring as soon as possible. The > mechanicals of this van seem to be in good shape and the underside is pretty > much rust free but I am thinking that the best I will be able to do with the > body is slow the rust down to get a few years out of her. > Pics here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/15712715@N00/sets/72157616553212350/ > I would appreciate any advice. > > Thanks > Greg S. > 87' Vanagon Wolfsburg > > > |
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