Difference between revisions of "Areas that rust - Snorkel box"
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This is behind the tail-lights.. | This is behind the tail-lights.. | ||
Notice the water that drips in through the air-intake vent grill above, and can end up damaging electrical units (on injected petrols), rusting the seam above the chassis, dripping down into the chassis and rusting | Notice the water that drips in through the air-intake vent grill above, and can end up damaging electrical units (on injected petrols), rusting the seam above the chassis, dripping down into the rear box-chassis and rusting its bottom filler plate away) | ||
It gets in there mainly through the hole (pictured) at the left edge of the snorkel box's floor | |||
[[Image:CHS IMG 2828(640).jpg]] | [[Image:CHS IMG 2828(640).jpg]] | ||
One solution is to at least drill a hole in the centre of the floor where the pressed fingers cross... so water can drain down and out | One solution is to at least drill a hole in the centre of the floor where the pressed fingers cross... so water can drain down and out |
Revision as of 11:00, 11 July 2010
This is behind the tail-lights..
Notice the water that drips in through the air-intake vent grill above, and can end up damaging electrical units (on injected petrols), rusting the seam above the chassis, dripping down into the rear box-chassis and rusting its bottom filler plate away)
It gets in there mainly through the hole (pictured) at the left edge of the snorkel box's floor
One solution is to at least drill a hole in the centre of the floor where the pressed fingers cross... so water can drain down and out