Winterize your doors

[DieselB59]

I took some old advice from an old acquaintance of a friend..... Drizzle some new engine oil in all of the places where the doorskin is folded over onto the inside of the door, where it meets the doorjamb. Also, the plugs that are in there only add to rust, so remove them and use a squirt can to put a little oil into the insides of the doors themselves. Mine's a 97 and I'm thinking that she's not so new anymore. Time to start thinking prevention.

 

[Jeff H]

You can also try Pam cooking spray along the door seals.

 

[dodger22]

Where the door skins fold over the door frame or the hood for that matter, run a bead of caulking along the edge. Oil spraying the underside and in the double skinned sections should be done annually as well.

 

[jodog]

oil spray

Where I come from they call this oil spraying,we use tons of salt on the road and if you want to keep your truck you better do it wonce a year. Cost about 40. 00 bucks to have it done rite.

 

[1tuffram]

I apply silicone to all the weather stripping around the doors this time of year. It helps prevent ripping-up the door seals as a result of water freezing and causing the weather stripping and door to stick together. You would think Dodge engineers would have come up with a better design which channels water AWAY from the door seals. Sad thing is when I looked at the all new redesigned 1/2 ton RAMS, I did not see where this problem had been addressed (looked the same as the current RAMS).

 

[HEYBOSS]

Some old timer mechanics I know used to mix one quart of engine oil to three of kerosene and with air gun spray it inside doors and all under truck. Works very well as the oil is thinned with the kerosene and runs every where it's sprayed. You can also do the same using a spray bottle if don't have an air gun.



Very messy, but works.

 

[NETim]

pull fender liners too?

I assume then that pulling the fender liners and spraying the inside of the fenders would be a good thing as well?



It would be nice to have the body last as long as the Cummins.



Tim

 

[GBall]

You can use a little K-Y jelly and also keep it in you rig. If ya get asked what it is for their ya go. the K-Y will not effect the rubber as we all know. Give it a try. Geoff

 

[Idaho Native]

Couldn't Leave It Alone

Isn't K-Y Jelly water soluble? Sort of defeats the purpose... just a thought.

 

[CROW]

Don't laugh, several people have told me I am crazy to go to so much trouble for an old truck, but the following works well for me. Wash it carefully using high pressure to get in all the little cracks, corners and inside the doors, let it dry for a day or so, then spray the underside of the truck, inside the doors, and anything that would rust with WD-40. Try to get the WD-40 in all the little places where rust might start. Obviously avoid the drivrshaft, transmission, etc. It "sticks" and stays on surfaces much better than you would think. If you regularly drive on dirt or gravel roads, this may not work since dirt may stick to the WD-40. I have an old 1975 Chevrolet pickup that I have owned since 1988. It was my grandfather's (really). It had been a farm truck used on dirt and gravel roads before I got the truck and was starting to get some rust. I have "WD-40'ed" the truck about every six months and have managed to avoid any serious rust.

My two cents worth.