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Subject:Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Thu, 11 Sep 2003 06:01:17 EDT

In a message dated 9/10/2003 10:50:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> Is there a solution to pour in there at the hole behind the outlets to stop
> rust to prevent the big job of pulling the kitchen out?
> 
       Yes, you can use Krown Rust Prevention oil or similar.  But, I highly 
recommend you at least pull the fridge and have a look back there.  You will 
get a big surprise.  If your seeing rust on the outside then that's just the 
tip of the iceberg.  One thing you can do to alleviate the problem is to remove 
the Fiberglas insulation from the middle seam down to the floor, clean up the 
mess, pour liberal amounts of Krown in the floor channel, spray the wall and p
anel seams with Krown and shoot Krown in the support rib that's midway in the 
panel.  Then install Styrofoam insulation panels.  It's a PITA working through 
the Fridge hole but can be done.  Best way is to remove the entire cabinet 
unit and do it right.  If you don't see rust on your outside seams you should 
still do this as preventative measure !  See my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm">VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic 
Fridge Maintenance</A> webpage for more information.

Cheers��

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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