Re: [VAL] Rivet source

[Roger Moseley <rmoseley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> ... Yesterday, when removing the old floor, I discovered that about two inches 
> all across the very rear were completely rotted.  If I hadn't taken the shell off, 
> I probably would have never noticed that.  It was not visible from anywhere until 
> we removed the C channel.
>  

I noticed a similar problem just recently. I had replaced the water 
inlet and moved it to a position above the bumper locker and about a 
foot below the curb side tail light. Seemed like a good idea--easy to 
get to and easy to plumb to the rest of the system inside the rear 
compartment. But when I was doing my axle job and took down the belly 
pan, I noticed that the last inch or two of  floor was delaminating. 
Then I noticed that the strip of aluminum that the bumper locker lid is 
riveted to extends forward under the aft inch or two of floor. So when 
water gets on this strip, it wicks forward and wets the flooring.

If the hose connection to my new water inlet leaks even a little, the 
water drips down on the strip and keeps the floor wet for as long as I 
am hooked up.* Ouch!!*

*It would be a good idea to put a thin line of Vulchem between the shell 
and that strip of aluminum to prevent water damage to the aft two inches 
of flooring plywood--rain will do the same thing.*