I too noticed the rusty propane tank skid plate. But I don't think it takes
too much to cause the paint to start peeling off that thing. I had a new
tank and plate installed on my '81 about 8 years ago. The skid plate paint
started to peel relatively soon. But I put put some miles on that bus and
it has seen some road salt and lots of dirt roads.

I think ocean air can take its' toll.

Neil.

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:28 AM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> "... less than 12,000 original miles, .... ."
>
> Hmmm...... .  The skid plate for the propane tank is seriously rusted.  Is
> that reasonable to expect on a vehicle with only 12K miles that has been
> garaged all its life?  In California, no less.  Just wonderin'.
>
> mcneely

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