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Rust never sleeps.....

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:07 pm
by negativentropy
Im embarrassed I caught this too late - but here we are. I had this van imported in 2010 and had a lot of good times...

Ive got frame rust in several places - the one picture being by far the worst.

Ive found a local welding shop that is able to do frame repairs, but I doubt whether its worth it. They are even willing to let me do the mechanical work clearing everything out of the way and then have a welder do the repair here at my home, but I dont know whether im up to it, and again, whether it would be worth it in the end.

Also, Im leaving BC next year so I have to sell the van one way or another.

How have others dealt with this?

Little video close up of the shit show: https://youtu.be/GPIsoAH3wKE

Re: Rust never sleeps.....

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:15 am
by brockgarden3
Whats the year / kms?

Re: Rust never sleeps.....

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:20 pm
by negativentropy
1995 - 290,000km

the engine has an oil bypass filter on it and regular oil lab tests since I imported it at 100,000km - so it was babied. and the tranny got proper full fluid changes.