I hear you loud and clear ;-)

But does the exhaust rust more aggresively from the inside out, or from the
outside in... this would make a difference in determinning if I should
paint.

Although I probably will anyways, to look cool.

RSF

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Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Pollard" <poll7356@uidaho.edu>
To: "Robert Steven Fish" <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: POR-15

> hot stuff rusts faster. ever take a thermodynamics class? hot=more energy.
> more energy=faster reactions. faster reaction=more rxn in same time
> period. more reactions=rust forms faster under same conditions. ions
> (salt) and another competing pathway to products.
> -matthew
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
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