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Re: Drain hole(s) in wings

To: simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk, healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Drain hole(s) in wings
From: tammie wall <whammie@iopener.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:57:10 -0600
i drilled 3 1/2" holes in the bottom flange of each dogleg, front and rear and 
1 hole in the front dogleg of each rear.  in this manner, when you shoot the 
hose in each cavity any debris has a place to discharge.
jerry wall
Simon Lachlan wrote:
 > 
 > Dear experts,
 > 
 > Let's agree that a wing is a fender is a wing is a fender..
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > So, I've been playing around with my brakes & hubs, fore and aft, and found
 > that I had space and time to clean out the wheel arch areas prior to
 > squirting Waxoyl in and around the area and I've been reading one of my
 > "bibles" , namely Norman Nock's "Tech Talk", which emphasizes the importance
 > of keeping these areas clean.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > The main rust traps relevant here are inside the wings, behind the front
 > wheels. I cleaned mine out- they were clean and dry anyhow - and squirted
 > Waxoyl around.
 > 
 > BUT,
 > 
 > 1)       the LHS wing had a drain hole and the RHS one did not. (It's all
 > good original metal, no filler, no rust). Any comments??
 > 
 > 2)       should I drill a hole and file out to the normal approx 5/8th inch?
 > Or, should I leave it on the basis that the car hardly ever, if ever at all,
 > goes out in the wet and thus it's better to leave as is?
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Simon.
 > 
 > Your messages not reaching the list?




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