Great post, Don!  Prince-purple bushings are on my list of upgrades this summer. 

So peanut oil should also work well on other parts, like rear drums. Perhaps we should work it into a Waxoyl recipe. 

Chris.

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Dnia May 19, 2011 o godz. 22:53 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

>  Work had my shop full of a drift boat that I was re-furbishing for a
> client.   For almost a month, I couldn't work on my van...I was going
> through withdrawals.  Up till just this last week it's rained so much and so
> often that working out on the grass or gravel has not been very attractive.
> Now, nothing really needed to be done, it's been running flawlessly...but
> sheesh!  I got really used to messing with it during the process of making
> it like I want it...So...I finished and moved that boat out.  Ran the van
> right in and ....Bliss!
> 
>  Put the van up and installed some polyurethane steering rack bushings that
> have been sitting around here.  About a year ago I'd replaced the old dry
> ones with new rubber standard ones and that was a help, but I'd used poly
> ones on other vehicles and knew that they are even better...They are.  The
> new ones make a noticeable difference, especially in gusty crosswinds, which
> we have lots of here in the Columbia River Gorge.   It took about an hour,
> start to finish.  The old one piece ones came out using some channel locks
> to grip the edge of the cast steering rack with one jaw and put the other
> jaw into the center of the bushing, then pry..
>   The fancy purple new ones are two piece with a Stainless bushing through
> the center...easy to install with supplied lube.  84 vanagon without PS.
> 
>  On one of the forums, someone was asking about powder coating his exhaust
> system...Some listee said he'd always used Peanut oil on his pipes and it
> worked just as well as anything to keep the rust down.  My inline ABA VW...I
> had some expensive collectors  bent and welded into a nice exhaust,  so I
> gave them a Peanut Oil rub down.  I have driven about 400 miles, some in the
> rain...and they look....slick.  Not a hint of new rust....I'm planning on
> oiling them each time I change oil...about 3000 mi. intervals.
> 
>  Next is a right front wheel bearing and a right side motor mount that I
> have needed since I got this van 4yrs ago...
> 
>  Don Hanson