>2. Is there some magical way to access the seams just in front of the rear wheel (driver's side) without removing the cabinets? (Oh, please, please, say there is!) Roy O. '87 Westfalia Roy: Well I also have the seam rust (bought it that way) and I did take out the cabinets to get at the panel behind the cupboards - I don't have A/C so it was a bit easier - but still a task. I have taken the cupboards out so many times, I can do it very quickly now. Be sure to use a power screw driver. The only way I can figure out how to do it without removing the cupboards each time would be to drill a few holes in the cupboards at the right angles so that a wand (for squirting rust stop stuff) would fit in for several angles. One other alternative would be to come up from the bottom of the the van. When I poured 'Rust Check' in the panel, it finally dripped out around the rocker panel under the van under where the water reservoir is. So I assume that a wand could be snaked up from there. Remember that there is insulation back there in the panel (behind the cabinet) so that might make things a bit rougher. Also I had a pinhole (up from the wheel well) into the pannel, right where the two seams come together, so I blased that with rust check, and anti-rust paint then used to seam-sealer to plug the hole. I will try a lot of home remedies before I will pay to have the panel replaced etc. Good luck, Malcolm S ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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