Rod Stewart posted:Out here in the dry western plains zinc rot seems like an almost unknown problem. I get the impression that it is primarily a moist climate issue. Does that seem to be the case with those who have had issues? Even so, that does not explain the OP's case where the car in question was brand new in a sealed package, which presumably would have had one or two silica gel packs to absorb any moisture in the air. Just curious is all.
Rod
PS: MMM; can you decode "It's crackers to give a rozzer the dropsy in snide!" please, just for those of use who have no clue what this might mean? Thanks.
While moisture can accelerate it, zinc rot is due to impurities getting into the castings during the manufacturing process and causing them to crumble over time. The problem was more or less solved in the U.S. early on, but with lax quality control in China and elsewhere, it's occurring again.
