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Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:44:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Puzzling water drip
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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On 8/27/2009 9:19 AM mcneely4@cox.net wrote:

> Mr. Squirrel, if water overflowed the fill up tube, it may have run into > the wall of the van, especially if the filler housing is cracked or > misfit.

I'm not aware of any problems there.

> Contrary to what some others have said, there is some > fiberglass insulation between the van outside body wall and the > cabinetry inside. I would suspect that the fiberglass was saturated, > and it took a while for the water to drip out. If so, it is a potential > rust initiator.

Oh goody.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR


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