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Re: Chemical Lessons learned

To: "rgribble" <rgribble@carolina.rr.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Chemical Lessons learned
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:22:02 -0700
We call it Wendover Loctite.
Jim in Palmdale


> Boy did I get a good lesson,
> This Monday (was gonna wait till Thursday) I decided it's about time to
get
> ready to go to Maxton. So I unloaded the T'Bird from the trailer. Yes, I
> haven't looked at it since Bonneville. Bad Choice! Nothing moved! Seems no
> matter how well you think you've cleaned your ride in the Wendover Car
Wash,
> you only just begun to battle the white stuff. I cannot believe (the
places)
> where (or how) that salt got to.
> Gear shifter (Long) totally one piece of red rust, gas linkage solid,
clutch &
> tranny & throwout bearing one piece (had to pull the axels to move the
car).
> Brakes locked up, starter's rusted solid, all steering bearings rusted
solid.
> Oh and by the way, Magnesium (bellhousings,shield, transmissions etc.) and
> steel with salt in between makes a really nice chemical sandwich. What a
> heartbreaking mess! The underside of the car looks like it's been in a
> junkyard for 10 years.

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