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Really, the rockers themselves form a tube, so as long as there aren't holes to the outside, they will still work to some extent - just not well enough for very cold weather. If you don't mind taking off most of the inner rocker, you can repair the tube fairly easily and it won't show with the carpet there, but you will probably find there's rust between the inner and outer layers, and it's forcing the rocker seam away from the pan flange. Also the flat section in contact with the pan will probably be rusted in places too. Aluminium is more reactive than steel, so yes, it will gradually change into aluminium oxide - if there's water there and a bit of salt, but it'll take a few years. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: <paul_cowan@juno.com> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:47 AM Subject: [T3] What is the best way to repair heater channels? > What is the best way to repair heater channels? > I have a great set of photos showing cut and wielding , but is there an > easier way? I once heard of relining them with steel flex hose; I used > that once to patch the channel under a transporter. Has anyone done > that? I also find that it's easier to work with sheet aluminum and sheet > metal screws in places that are not load bearing. I heard too that > Aluminum in contact with steel will become electrolytic and start to rot. > Is this true? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >