<VV> Oil poured down the rockers

[J R Read_HML]

How is your body guy going to feel about this when it is time for a repaint?

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey A Johnson" <geoffj at unm.edu>
To: "Edelstein and Payne" <eandp at mindspring.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil poured down the rockers


>I did this in a fit of randomness with our 66 Corsa when I first got it. 
>Was cleaning out the rockers and poured some oil in.   As long as you don't 
>mind wiping oil  creep off the paint every few months it is not bad!
> Makes the whole car look like the bottom of an engine.
>
> -Geoff Johnson
>
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Edelstein and Payne wrote:
>
>>    Tony mentioned pouring oil down the air intake grill to let it seep 
>> down to the rockers, is this "real" or a joke.  I understand that the 
>> rcokers are prone to rust, particularly if the drains get plugged, but is 
>> this a "legitimate" (or even "quasi legitimate") approach to protecting 
>> them.
>>
>>     My son and I are currently re-building his 65 coupe, and if this is 
>> something that will help the rust problem, we'll do it while its up on 
>> jack stands in the shop (probably for another 6 months anyway) and let it 
>> seep out while we're re-building it.
>>
>>       Travis Payne, 65 Monza powerglide
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