Actually, it's a combination of things. We go through the freeze/thaw cycle
all winter long combined with living on the coast and heavy roadsalt usage.
The Big 3 automakers used to consider this as an extreme auto body corrosion
area. Even now, with better materials etc, anyone with a lick of sense and
who plans to keep their auto for a long period of time applies rustproofing.
I get it done yearly at 'Krown Rustproofing' for about $120.00 Cdn.

WaIIy wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:05:04 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 16:09:02 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

In this area , with it's reliance on 'road salt' during the winter, you
can
count on replacing your gas tank usually within 10 years.
Just had to replace the tank on my 1995 Plymouth Voyager this fall.

Interesting - where do you live?

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT

That is interesting. I can't imagine a place that salts more than
Northern Ohio and I have never heard of a salt-related auto gas tank
failure.