[Shop-talk] Rust belt truck?

[Jim Stone]

The thing that would concern me is the amount of rust on a 2000 vehicle.  Cars
and trucks rust so much less since the introduction of galvanized sheet metal,
which was well before 2000.  I haven't seen rusted rocket panels on a 13 year
old vehicle in a long time. It makes me wonder what kind if abuse this truck
has seen.

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On Jul 30, 2013, at 10:06 AM, "Mark Andy" <marka at maracing.com> wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> This has been my experience as well.
>
> For me, dealing with significant rust is something that I don't care to do.
> It would need to be a _heck_ of a deal on a rusty vehicle that needed work
> to make we want to deal with it.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Matt Wehland <mjw at littlegrassy.com>
wrote:
>
>> It's not the frame rust that will be a problem, it's everything else that
>> is rusted.
>> Brake lines, fuel lines, every fastener, bolt, fitting.
>> I live in Northern IL and have had salted vehicles my whole life.
>> I'm in the process of replacing all the rusted out brake lines on my
>> mustang is right now.
>> The fuel lines will be next.
>> The body is in good shape, but everything underneath is rusted.
>>
>> Penetrating oil will be your friend, spray early, spray often.  I like to
>> start spraying fasteners long before starting to work on the parts, if I
>> have the chance.
>>
>> The nicest vehicle I had to work on was was a Suburban from texas that
>> hadn't seen salt.  It was so nice to just put a wrench to things and have
>> them come apart.
>> Quickest repair jobs I ever did, an I finished with a smile on my face.
>>
>> Just something else to keep in mind.
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
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