Further to Malcolm Stebbins recent post concerning locations prone to
rusting....

Peek inside the rear wheel well on the driver's side. There you'll find two
hoses clamped in place, resting on a ledge just behind the rear shock. A moist
accumulation of dirt, sand, salt and various other strains of crud will probably
have built up on the ledge due to being trapped by the hoses. In my case, the
rust had advanced enough that my screwdriver easily poked through the metal wall
into the engine compartment while I was cleaning away the accumulation.

Although my Westy is an '87, the inherently poor design with hoses sitting on
ledges in locations exposed to the crud kicked up by tires probably applies to
other model years as well.

Roy Olynick
'87 Westfalia GL
(till death do us part)
'91 Honda Civic SE
'01 Honda Civic LX