Fwd: <VV> Flush those Flush and Dry Rockers

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/28/2007 12:09:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
chsadek at comcast.net writes:

wash all  the crud down to square hole on 
inside of rear rocker panel just in front  of rear wheel well


Flushing the rockers was a spring and fall ritual for me.  (I still  flush 
the back of the front fenders on my Bonneville, Olds 88 and Buick LeSabre  every 
six months)  The flush and DRY Fisher Design did a lot more drying  than 
flushing, but if you used a hose to flush crud out from front to back  as others 
have said, the air flow would do a good job of drying things  out.  The 
convertibles were harder to clean because of the inner  reinforcement, but they still 
benefited from six month cleanings--especially in  the spring after all the 
winter crud built up.  The LM cars also lasted  longer if you vacuumed out the 
lower front fenders above the rockers by removing  the vents.  Vacuuming the 
ledge above the lower hinge removed amazing  amounts of debris.  And the oval 
opening at the top of the front rocker was  often blocked so air couldn't get 
into the rockers at all.
 
My wife (and neighbors) would love for me to get rid of the '68 Monza   I 
bought new in Germany.  It has little paint left on the top body  surfaces, the 
front floor is mostly gone and there is rust in the usual fender  places, but 
the rockers and rear floor are fine.  And this was a car that  went 27K in its 
first 7 months on salty roads in Germany and over 100K more as a  daily driver 
in Maryland.  
 
Flush 'em or lose 'em.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Kensington MD
'64 Brier
'65 Corsa
2 '68 Monzas



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