Winter is coming!!! What to do?

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BrooklynFJ80

BrooklynFJ80

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Hey guys and gals!

So one of my biggest concerns this year are the salty road conditions here in NYC. Having recently acquired a rust-free 80 that has been garage kept, I am concerned about the salty roads here and what it will do to the truck being that this is it's first ever winter.

I would love to hear some suggestions from the group on how to keep the salt and rust at bay for as long as I can. Anyone live in salt ridden conditions? Take any major preventative measures? Any help is appreciated, just don't want to see my 80 take one step closer to rot city.

Thanks!
DS
 
You can follow @LS1FJ40 's process and powerwash under the truck 2-3x/week for the entire life of the truck.

There is also a coating of some sort that the Canadians use to coat the underside, but I forget the name of it. They spray it on every two years, I think.
 
BILT4ME said:
You can follow @LS1FJ40 's process and powerwash under the truck 2-3x/week for the entire life of the truck.

There is also a coating of some sort that the Canadians use to coat the underside, but I forget the name of it. They spray it on every two years, I think.
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Might need to buy a power washer now!
 
Have a compressor?
Get the FluidFilm Kit on Ebay.
Do it every year including inside fenders and frame rails. Takes about 20 mins, is Lanolin (sheep wool oil) based and costs $40/gallon shipped thru Zoro on Ebay.
I'd preheat to make flow nice using double boiler.
Yes it's grease, yes it will protect your metal.
 
Hornd said:
Have a compressor?
Get the FluidFilm Kit on Ebay.
Do it every year including inside fenders and frame rails. Takes about 20 mins, is Lanolin (sheep wool oil) based and costs $40/gallon shipped thru Zoro on Ebay.
I'd preheat to make flow nice using double boiler.
Yes it's grease, yes it will protect your metal.
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This is great news. Here in Boone, NC cars last about 23 seconds in the winter before completely rusting out.
Is there any areas underneath the 80 that this stuff should not be applied to?

http://www.amazon.com/Fluid-Film-nas1-Gallon/dp/B004NDDCKK/?tag=ihco-20:
 
NLXTACY said:
@BLIT4ME I believe @LS1FJ40 just uses corn oil because the viscosity is perfect to prevent any kind of real freeway speed from wicking it off.
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@LS1FJ40 has a 3FE and doesn't go fast enough to blow it off on the highway! But at least he has his HG and wiring harness!
 
BILT4ME said:
You can follow @LS1FJ40 's process and powerwash under the truck 2-3x/week for the entire life of the truck.

There is also a coating of some sort that the Canadians use to coat the underside, but I forget the name of it. They spray it on every two years, I think.
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Powerwasher, fisherman's jacket, pants, rubber boots, goggles. Lay on your back 2-3 times per week. Spend about 20-30 minutes each times. It sucks but it keeps the rust away. I've done this for 23 years. I just removed the 4 rusted bolts on my 1992. They were the piece o crap Rancho 5000 shock bolts.

You could buy the FluidFilm or use used motor oil, just remember you have to wrench on the truck at some point and that stuff will suck when you do. Plus, my experience with oil on the undercarriage is that everything sticks to it, including sand and salt. I prefer the good ol' fashioned anal retentiveness of washing it regularly.

If you don't have a power washer, no biggie, just go to the car wash bay and use theirs. The down side of doing this is that car wash bays are disgusting and you will probably get Hep C. But your 80 won't rust.

Corn oil is a crappy rust inhibitor because it is molecularly very close to high fructose corn syrup and ethanol so it can get gummy or flammable.

Nothing beats water and a little elbow grease. There is a saying we used when i was an environmental consultant "Dilution is the solution to pollution!" Same goes with salt and corroding metal.

And yes, I still have my HG and no burnt wire harness. :flipoff2:
 
I have no experience with prophylactic undercarriage washing but wonder if putting a few cheap sprinklers out and a timer with low pressure on the water supply wouldn't achieve the same results with even less effort.
 
The majority of the GCLC guys, including me, use Fluid Film. I did a good coating when I bought Creampuff in Phoenix and a second full tilt spray last October. I plan to do another one next month as well. I did 5 trucks in my driveway last year, but Dave Crum will be offering the use of his shop with a lift this year for the first time for an hourly rate.
1 gallon is enough to do 1.5 80 Series and costs about $40.
 
Ive applied Fluid Film twice now. Not only is it piece of mind in winter it keep the wheeling dirt and mud off pretty well during summer. That is why I reapply in spring.

I plan to do it again in a month or two before winter when I swap out all my fluids.
 
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