[modeleng] Re: OT trucks
- From: "Jeff Dayman" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:57:29 -0500
Hi Jesse,
They do use salt on the roads here, but I've never had a new vehicle rust
like this one. Previous cars of mine lasted between 10-15 years with only
very minor surface rust and I do only reasonable autobody care, I'm no
zealot. Yearly oil spray and outer body wax is all I've ever done. I don't
believe the body was primed and painted properly on this truck, or it
wouldn't be rusting.
It was assembled in St.Louis Missouri, by the way, finished on a Wednesday
in May 2001.
Cheers Jeff Dayman
----- Original Message -----
From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 2:09 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: OT trucks
> Jeff,
>
> Looks like you have a bummer there plus you must live in the "Rust Belt"
> where salt is commonly placed on roads. I have both the 93 2500 Dodge and
a
> 2002 Chrysler mini-van and no work has been done on either of them other
> than oil changes and in the case of the Cummins, I have adjusted the
valves
> two times. Yes indeedy, you have to check the valves (mechanical lifters)
> every 35,000 miles. Your truck must have been assembled in Detroit on
> Monday instead of in Mexico like mine was. Maybe I better look in Google
as
> you suggest and see if the front end is going to stay put! Thanks for the
> tip..
>
> Oh, the Dodge/Cummins has only 87,000 miles on it as it is mostly used in
> towing our 32 foot camper (caravan), but I have read of one which has over
> one and three quarters of a million miles on it.
>
> Jesse
>
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