I always wandered why specificaly that area was prone to rust
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May Peace be upon You ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <P> Please consider the environment before printing this email. On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:08 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > ever wondered why your westy has bad rust on the drivers rocker seam > directly under the fill ports/hookups and none of the passenger > vans have this > problem? > > water leaks in around the fill ports on the drivers side..and > causes this: > > _http://picasaweb.google.com/ScottGulyas/VanagonPictures? > feat=embedwebsite#5 > 367249631571635362_ > (http://picasaweb.google.com/ScottGulyas/VanagonPictures?feat=embedwebsite#5367249631571635362 > ) > > when westfalia did the camper conversion, they simply cut three square > holes in the drivers side sheetmetal and slapped a foam gasket > around the fill > doors and screwed them to the side of the van. > > 20 years later these foam gaskets have long since been reduced to > dust, and > everytime it rains or your wash your van, water pours in around these > ports and soaks the insulation behind your kitchen unit. it never > dries out > and usually seeps thru the drivers rocker seam..causing rust thru at > the > rocker seam/floor level. > > the pics above are what happens when the insulation gets soaked, and > there > is a horizontal frame member there, and it literally rusts a hole in > the > side of your van under the fill ports where this metal frame member > is. > > caulk your fill ports. its so easy to do... can save you a lot of > money > and work in the long run.. |
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