I was looking at another westy a couple of days ago with a view to buying it. It was an 83. I'm looking for something with a good body i.e. no rust - I don't mind dents or surface rust though. In SE Michigan that sees hard to find! Anyway, the van looked good - a few dents and creases. I looked in the usual rust spots... 1) Front lip on body next to bumper - looked okay - maybe patched up. 2) Horizontal seam behind driver door - minor rust below surface - had been patched up though. 3) Underneath rear wheel arch 'battery tray area' - looked okay. The van seemed good... But... then, in the location vertically down from the passenger door handle right at the bottom of the bus, just before you go underneath & next to the plastic 'bung', I noticed that the paint was 'blistering' I pushed it in and it collapsed with a small hole appearing about size of a dime. I've never noticed this as a weak rust point in any of the other 3-4 buses that I've looked at.. Three questions... 1) Is this a well known rust point - how comes given the plastic bung thats there - Was the bung there as a result of rust treatment - or is it intended as a drainage hole. 2) How easy is it to treat rust in this area - i.e. if I probed deeper how much is likely to be rotten. 3) Anyone have an other 'rust points' that are worth checking when inspecting a bus. Steve
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