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Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

Hey guys, I was poking around my car (91 T/A with 305 TPI) and found this:
I'm thinking that these are transmission coolant lines?




Water pump?



Some garden hose clamp:

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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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Re: Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

To me any rust is bad, but I live in AZ where rust is minimal.

The metal lines are your fuel lines.

BTW it looks like that coolant fitting either has or had a leak.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Re: Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

Originally Posted by 3rd gen Will
To me any rust is bad, but I live in AZ where rust is minimal.

The metal lines are your fuel lines.

BTW it looks like that coolant fitting either has or had a leak.
Oh... wow I'm not sure why I thought they were tranny coolant lines. Haha. I think it had a leak since I don't see any coolant on the ground. Well during the winter i'll be doing a minor resto so I'll probably take care of those fuel lines.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Re: Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

Not bad at all
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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Re: Uh-oh, found some rust in my engine bay! bad or not?

sand them so they don't get any worse
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