ManualF150
.308 Win
You might be on to something.
On my last vehicle, the main reason I got rid of it was salt ingress into electrical connectors.
NYS is looking to reduce rock salt usage for environmental reasons
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You might be on to something.
On my last vehicle, the main reason I got rid of it was salt ingress into electrical connectors.
Cavalry
.308 Win
Curious what that was and if its a known problem? Most automakers for the last 30 years have pretty much figured out weatherpack connections. I see more mouse chew and rub through harness corrosion than I do the actual connector failing.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
If they can do it for the same cost and make the service as good or better without me paying for it great but they can’t and they won’t. They can’t hire people now so who will do this extra work?
Koz
.223 Rem
Salt? We don't need no stinkin' salt! I've had some white-knuckle moments in 50 years of winter NY driving, but salt wouldn't have changed anything. Learn to winter drive and save the salt for the rib eyes and popcorn.
ManualF150
.308 Win
I had the light connectors on the main harness (not at the lights themselves), salt ingress made the pins corrode and turn into dry pine needles. I also had salt ingress in the Purge Valve connector and the EVAP pressure sensor. Same problem, they got water and salt ingress. Then I kept having EVAP lines popping up because the little o-rings on some of the connections on the system. Drove me nuts, but I learned a ton.
I'll never buy another gasser unless they get rid of EVAP systems... every single vehicle I've ever owned since 1996 since EVAP, has given me EVAP codes, and some of them are wild. Every single diesel I've owned, I've never had emissions codes (including DPF/SCR systems). Last weekend I worked on a 2021 Toyota RAV4 that had EVAP issues, turned out to be the stupid capless filler not sealing.
That's the key issue, isn't it.
They have to make the roads "safe" for the idiots who refused to learn to drive properly. It also helps destroy the older cars that the .gov can't "turn off" with a single electronic command from a distance.
Mr. terzmo
.308 Win
Maybe because so many have told Albany to “pound rock salt”
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Wood ash too, at least with the traction.
ManualF150
.308 Win
I just use sand. I reclaim most of it in the spring too.