Date:         Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:34:39 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Temporary Winter chassis treatment
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <B02283BE-9365-4461-99BE-F6368E8EB305@comcast.net>
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My '91 Westy was born, I mean sold in Florida and then shipped to
California, so she's had a salt-free life, thank gork...


-MB

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 7:15 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> If you have a clean van putting it into a salt world will quickly result
> in a world of pain.
>
>         We used to purchase trucks or cars with high miles but good bodies
> from down south.  And in one salt season the good bodies were trashed as
> every little crack in the pain or any areas with slight rust underneath
> blew up with rust.
>
> Having a van that is rust free or didn’t see salt is a treasure and I hope
> you change your mind about setting off a time bomb on such a nice van.
>
> When you get there borrow a beater car and do a few donuts and get the
> play you want and save your van.
>
> From Eric Caron
> Who lived his life with salted roads.
>
>
> > On Jan 10, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Look into Fluid Film.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jan 10, 2021, at 8:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't know a better technique.. because I am an old man... way older
> than
> >> my vans... :-)
> >>
> >>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 6:47 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> That is positively awful for the environment. Surely, there must be a
> >>> better technique?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -MB
> >>>
> >>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 6:45 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> An old recipe...
> >>>> Back in the old days in Europe, they did this... 3 parts of engine
> oil,
> >>>> one
> >>>> part of gasoline in a hand pump sprayer...
> >>>> Wash under the van and spray generously... I never saw this practice
> in
> >>>> the
> >>>> USA but I am doing this every winter for my vans.
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:54 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I’m considering taking my Syncro to visit family in a few weeks in MI
> >>>> and
> >>>>> would love to take my Syncro to play around in snow. I live in GA so
> >>>> it’s
> >>>>> rust free.  Has anyone done any temporary chassis treatment to lessen
> >>>>> impact of salt?  Oil bath?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Chris
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> >>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
> >>>
>


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