Originally Posted by
Panther F
I have even heard/read that moisture or water will accelerate this "zinc rot" and lead to it failing.
I have no way to prove or disprove, just one of the things I knew about early in the hobby.
Jeff
Well that would throw quite the damper on running in winter or mud... I ran my original Imai Elefant through all kinds of nastiness
when I first build it and nearly 40 years later it still is holding together so it is possible for zinc parts to hold up.
Jerry