I think Kees's statement was a joke and not to be take
seriously.....although I would disagree with him as many Healeys and other
old cars that are literally roted away around the edges have good metal
around the drivetrain area due to the thick layer of greasy gunk that forms
a protective barrier against all elements!
Greg Lemon
> Kees,
>
> I think Erbs comment on leaking oil preventing rust was a joke and should
> not
> to be taken seriously.
>
> Al Malin
>
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
>
>> Don't be silly, they made every effort to make their cars rot away as
> quickly as possible, only to be beaten by the Italians and the French. No
> oil
> would have helped seriously to prevent rust.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>> NL
>>
>> I Erbs wrote:
>>> I thought it was to reduce rusting by coating everything in oil
>>>
>>> I Erbs
>>> sent from my PDA
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:45 AM
>>> To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
>>> Cc: 'Healey' <Healeys@autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100S with Aston Martin Gearbox
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