Re: 89 200 tqw owner's manual

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

    I sandblasted mine and gave it three coats of epoxy primer, three coats
of 2-part polyurethane primer, and 4 coats of black Imron. I don't expect it
to rust again in my lifetime!

Fred Munro
'91 200q  270k km (with a nice, shiny, t-belt cover, salt speckled until
spring break-up)
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Bigelow <sbigelow@sprint.ca>
To: Fred Munro <munrof@isys.ca>; Samir Shah <gofast1@home.com>; Quattro List
<quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: 89 200 tqw owner's manual


>I removed my timing cover, and gave it a coat of paint. (In the bathtub,
>..er... "apartment dwellers paintbooth") White, to match the valve cover,
>and distributer static shield. Brightens things up nicely underhood.
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>>>A ton of things on this car are *rusty*, like the timing chain cover,
>>>the underhood battery terminal, numerous door latch hooks (like the one
>>>in the trunk. This will get cleaned, but is this normal?
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>>    Sounds like a "northern" car, Samir. This is common in areas where
lots
>>of road salt is used. The front end of the engine is particularly exposed
>to
>>salt spray, hence the rusted timing belt cover and the battery jumper
>>terminal. I just did an oil change on my '91 200q, and the front of the
>>engine is white with road salt from a winter's worth of driving.
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>>HTH
>>
>>Fred Munro
>>'91 200q  270k km
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