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levi
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 Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: possible reasons for the dash cracking? |
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I hadn't even thought about this until a couple days ago when I went to look at another van for sale.
The owner said it had spent it's entire life in So. Cal, which I expect is a good possibility since there was no rust anywhere.
However, the dash was cracked up so thoroughly that you'd have a hard time finding even 2 square inches without a crack in it.
By contrast, my own dash is without any cracks, even though it's never been protected from the sun with a dash cover, or foil over the windshield.
This has been a lot of years of exposure to the mojave, so what the hell's going on with that other guy's dash?
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: possible reasons for the dash cracking? |
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I hadn't even thought about this until a couple days ago when I went to look at another van for sale.
The owner said it had spent it's entire life in So. Cal, which I expect is a good possibility since there was no rust anywhere.
However, the dash was cracked up so thoroughly that you'd have a hard time finding even 2 square inches without a crack in it.
By contrast, my own dash is without any cracks, even though it's never been protected from the sun with a dash cover, or foil over the windshield.
This has been a lot of years of exposure to the mojave, so what the hell's going on with that other guy's dash? |
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randywebb
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probably more air pollution, notably ozone
who knows if that explains it tho
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levi
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I'm not so sure it's caused by sun damage.
As I said, my van is unprotected for a stupid number of years here in Vegas without a problem, so unless there's a place that get's more sun than here, there's something else at work.
I wonder if some of the products being sold to help condition the dash actually do the damage?
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randywebb
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anything with silicone oil in it will destroy ....
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Levi,
What year is the other van?
I have heard that some 85's have an issue with cracking on the dash, but I cannot substantiate this.
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levi
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Yeah it is an 85.
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Terry Kay
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Doing the bedspring polka on the dash will cause the dash to crack---
The sealy slide.
It's the baby oil lube & the vibrations that will bust it up --Every time---
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