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• Re: Corrosion of heads
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:41:38 -0700
  ...Bradford (one of my professors at University), p84 "When corrosion begins, the crevice corrodes uniformly just as the metal outside the crevice does, but...
• repairing crevice corrosion at panel joints - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:32:55 -0500
  Hello I've developed numerous areas of crevice rust along panel joints especially the joint on the lower driver side horizontally between the wheels...
• Re: FW: Salt project
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:06:48 -0400
  ...Check are 2 products that work well, I especially like Krown as it 'wicks' up into every crevice. Requires annual (CDN$100) application. M
• Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:17:31 -0800
  ...Go to the archives (it's not really that painful) and do a search for crevice corrosion with author Tim Smith (did I spell...
• Re: I got it! 89 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:16:05 -0400
  ...The Krown wicks into every crevice. Get it done each year CDN$100/ time. Malcolm (Halifax)
• Re: Rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:06:18 EST
  ...some nice rust goin on underneath the window seals from the salt air brine getting washed into the crevices by the morning dew... chris
• Re: Was the Vanagon ever available in GREEN?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:51:58 EDT
  ...I peeked under every crevice and under mats -- same color everywhere. BTW, if someone is interested, in the vehicle, it is for sale w...
• OT- Linseed oil question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 1 May 2015 21:59:23 -0400
  ...like to enhance its sprayability and make sure it creeps into crevices and rust pores. I've used Gibbs oil in the past, and...
• Re: people who dont fix their seam rust....wasRe: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:40:34 -0800
  ...it's an annual oily treatment the wicks into every crevice. M __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your...
• Re: Oil leak at the rear of a 2.1 - use Brake Parts cleaner...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 29 May 2005 09:21:01 -0700
  ...Nothings like having the stream hit a crevice that reflects it right back into your face (loaded with crud, of course). Not that I...
• Re: repairing crevice corrosion at panel joints - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:24:44 -0500
  Mike, There is a nice thread somewhere in the archives that will give you tips on how to go about repairing those seams. Also...
• Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:04:15 -0700
  ...to see in wall or down some drain, > or some other crevice, down the spark plug hole & up at those valves > & now in crankcase...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:28:32 -0800
  ...when it rains, the residue washes down into your cracks and > crevices. i have seen MANY vw vans from SoCal - santa monica, huntington > beach...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:39:50 -0800
  ...in-compatibility), stainless suffers an odd kind of corrosion known as "crevice corrosion" when used in airless, confined environments (technically, those which become depleted...
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:31:40 -0400
  ...They lead to crevice corossion in which pockets of fluid are created next to the metal. The local concentrations of electrolytes cause galvanic corrosion...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 12:33:19 EST
  ...when it rains, the residue washes down into your cracks and crevices. i have seen MANY vw vans from SoCal - santa monica, huntington beach...
• Re: POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:25:02 EST
  ...I found it to shrink and crack a bit and cause the rust to come back in the resulting crevices. That said, it works...
• Re: repairing crevice corrosion at panel joints - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:48:38 -0500
  I can't speak authoritatively about what VW used on the seams, but other manufacturers (and body shops) often times used lead to fill...
• Re: Soda blasting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:07:17 -0700
  ...I'm thinking you might be wanting to get 'down in' crevices more .. and for that a blasting media would be better I'd...
• Re: Is it better
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:52:54 -0700
  ...how long the heads were on the van (in terms of time), but they did suffer from crevice corrosion under the head gasket... dave
• Re: Another one with an anti-freeze leak.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:23:53 -0400
  ...get coolant under the gaskets you are setting yourself up for crevice corrosion and the pits, and providing a path for water to squeeze...
• Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:55:07 -0700
  ...It then wicks it way into every crevice and acts as a water/vapor barrier to inhibit oxidation. See www.krown.com I do...
• Corrosion Eliminator?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:58:24 -0600
  ...into my front and rear suspension A frames, and into every crevice I could find. No rust started, anywhere I have applied it, even...
• Re: Rustproofing from the inside out Por-15 vs. Krown (and other rustproofers)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:58:34 -0700
  ...Krown will 'wick' its way into every crevice and even UP seams. I have done it all my cars/vans since about 1997 and...
• Burning Man? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:36 -0700
  ...our van with fine talcum like dust in every crack and crevice which we will never be able to clean out 100%. I said...
• Re: Soda blasting question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:47:52 -0500
  ...I'm thinking you might be wanting to get 'down in' crevices more .. > and for that a blasting media would be better I'd...
• Re: Battery posts (no appledos content)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:23:15 -0600
  ...If you saw off the post you will open up the crevice in-between these 2 pieces and acid will escape ruining the battery...
• [vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 96 20:03 CDT
  ...This is referred to as CREVICE corrosion, and >any book on corrosion will cover it in detail. The book will also tell you >NEVER...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:52:37 -0600
  ...when it rains, the residue washes down into your cracks and >> crevices. i have seen MANY vw vans from SoCal - santa monica, >> huntington >> beach...
• Head Corrosion cause and cure? was Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:21:20 -0400
  ...When coolant *does* creep under it causes crevice corrosion -- see http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Localized/Crevice.htm -- and the corrosion products likely lift...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:43:59 -0400
  ...Stainless steel is subject (variously in different grades and different environmental conditions) to pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, contact corrosion, fretting corrosion, stress corrosion cracking...
• Re: [Fwd: head electrolysis cure?]
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:19:33 -0700
  ...I think Tim Smith's discussion on crevice corrosin fits the bill much better from both a chemical reaction perspective and from an analysis...
• sandblasting
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:12:30 -0800
  ...the procedure outlined by Tim Smith (dismysterifier of corrosion of the crevice) and Dan hoag. This includes sandblasting the perimeter of the sealing surface...
• Re: flasher problems
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:50:30 -1000
  ...Just excellent for sealing little crevices against water .. even works on things like roofing screws , and perfect for sealing the open ends of butt...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:01:46 -0700
  ...Then it pooled under every available crevice. Took carpets out and powerwashed them outside the van this time. BenT
• Re: soon-to-be
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:04:30 -0300
  ...place to get the special anti-rust oil sprayed into every crevice under the van. Every 2 years I strip the interior bare and...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:53 -0500
  ...Stainless steel is subject (variously in different grades and different environmental conditions) to pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, contact corrosion, fretting corrosion, stress corrosion cracking...
• Re: What is the "end all and be all" answer to rust?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:31:39 -0700
  Krown wicks its way into every crevice. On my van it will wick UP the seams. Paint does not stick at all over the...
• Re: Rust....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:29:40 -0400
  ...get rid of, it will sit on every surface, in every crevice and just wait >for new moisture to continue its tear down of...
• sliding door adjustment, '78
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:10:15 -0400
  ...New gasket, cleaned the rust out of the crevice where the gasket resides, and swapped out the rear hinge for a better (used) one...
• Re: Check for rust!!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:43:42 -0300
  ...Every month or so I go over the van with the spray bootle and and spray every crevice I can find. Malcolm S Mark...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 02:19:47 -0500
  ...david > > > > > chris Once I dropped my keys down into that thin crevice in between the storage locker and the water tank. DOH!! Nothing is...
• RE: Help! installing new muffler - 1st time
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  29 Sep 1994 12:59:43 +1000
  ...This allows you to access the top bolt which runs into a little crevice on top of the heat exchanger. It adds a little...
• windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Mon, 17 May 2004 16:40:49 -0400
  ...Trick seems to be to lay 1/4" rope into the crevice of the new seal and have a helper hold the glass up...
• Re: Soda blasting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:31:01 -0700
  ...I'm thinking you might be wanting to get 'down in' crevices more .. > and for that a blasting media would be better I'd...
• Re: Microscopic corrosion on electrical contacts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:46:00 +0000
  ...my theory anyway.  Without this coating, you have a very nice crevice for water molecules to lodge and start to go to work. On...
• Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:20:43 -0400
  Jeff, The point I was trying to make is that you don't need to get into the crevices for sound-deadening; you only...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:25:20 EDT
  ...However the front window will have the potential to leak as air pressure will force the water through any crevice. Ours leaked in a...
• Re: How to deal with this rust???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:14:23 -0300
  ...from the Krown rust proofing place that I squirt into every crevice on the van. Also, each year I take out all of the...
• Re: Rust?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:35:41 -0800
  ...some nice rust goin on underneath the window seals from the salt air brine > getting washed into the crevices by the morning dew... > > chris
• Re: Rust....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:18:10 -0700
  ...get rid of, it will sit on every surface, in every crevice and just wait > >for new moisture to continue its tear down of...
• Head gasket sealant.
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:27:33 -0500
  ...The pits/crevices in the heads have been J-B Welded and the pits on the engine case are also done. I am about...
• Re: Seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:38:40 -0400
  ...It is designed to creep into the seams and crevices so > cleaning it back out is a problem. > 3M, Noxudol, Wurth, Fluid Film, etc...
• Re: Rodent damage-what works for me
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:58:27 -0800
  ...Applied to "crevice" areas behind dash to help ensure moisture is gone from recent disinfecting wash. Just occurred to me that judicious use of...
• Lanolin type rust prevention product
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:52:05 -0600
  ...It penetrates crevices well when thinned with WD-40 and stays on fairly well through the season. If it's a daily driver, twice...
• Re: help for a new owner
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 23:49:16 -0500
  ...IIRC, they are down in some crevices and can be overlooked. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Tom <hedgehouse2@verizon.net...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 15:18:11 -0700
  ...That worked, but on a van athere are so many crevices and nitches. Anywhere the urine seeps into any kind of absorbing fibers it...
• Re: Burning Man? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:53:18 -0800
  ...our van with fine talcum like dust in every crack and crevice which we will never be able to clean out 100%. I said...
• Re: Burningman Westy Festival
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:11:16 -0700
  ...A year later, that micro playa dust *still rains down from crevices every time I wash my van! How was the weather on the...
• Coolant compositions.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:35:08 CST6CDT
  ...Nitrates are corrosion inhibitors for ferrous surfaces, and protect from pitting and crevice corrosion. Silicates inhibit corrosion on hot aluminum surfaces, and provide protection...