OK, Here is what I have found to cause rust. Sorry to disagree with all others on this, but some old guy told me this,....and it makes good sense. Every 24 hours the day goes from hot/days to cold/nights. This temperature change causes the air, (most nights, here in the eastern USA) to become saturated with moisture. This Temperture/ humitity level is called the dew point. This moisture condenses and becomes "dew" or water. The advantage this has, to rust your vehicle, is that it is on the inside of your vehicle by way of the air. Its in places the you cannot get to, after the vehicle was welded together from the factory. The seams are a perfect example of this. This explains why in the west vehicle don't rust as bad. At nights the air does not get below the dew point as often. So if you want your vehicle not to rust. Keep it in the garage at night. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Ed Goodrow wrote: > I've seen a few messages about rust problems. Does anyone care to talk > about how to prevent rust problems for those of us who haven't had the > pleasure of dealing with that problem? > > Ed > 84 Westy (Larry, Curry, and Moe) > (Finally named my Westy) > |
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