John Fried wrote:

> I'm new to the list ("Hello all") and = proud new owner of an '85 Westy
> with 57K original miles. The area behind the = driver's door below the
> fill tubes, etc. is very rusty along the seam = between the upper and
> lower side panels. I first thought this might = be caused by
> overflow from

Congratulations and welcome to the list!

This sounds like classic "seam rust"  = Search the archives for "seam rust" and you will find more = information than you can possibly digest on the subject.  = :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA