You are fortunately spoiled by not working on rusty northern (salt- belt) cars. On the vehicles I just purchased in SC, I'm amazed at the condition compared to what I'd expect around here. The hardware on the bottom of the 6-year-old truck is still shiny and comes apart easily, on a vehicle from around here I'd have been torching/breaking everything apart. Deloreans that have been stored in humid barns can have the same issues even without the salt. FYI - You don't see many Lincolns around here more than about 10 years old, any that are have large holes in the body. Dave Swingle --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > You're more than welcome to look under my car: 4 factory original > rusty studs still intact in the manifolds. Soaked the nuts for a week > or so with penetrating oil, zapped them with the plumbers torch, then > removed them WITHOUT a cheater (isn't room). > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/