Re: 89 200 tqw owner's manual

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

I sprayed mine in the tub with a can of high heat Tremclad. Uh.....two
coats. Scuffed it with a stainless steel "ScrubBud" pad first.      :)


>    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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>    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.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>
>>>Fred Munro
>>>'91 200q  270k km
>>>
>>
>>
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