There was a factory drain in there that just didn't work right.
If that pocket is going to fill up with water then it doesn't matter if you are in the rust belt or not. It will rust out again.
If you are going to tear it all apart, best be certain that what you have done can not possible retain water in there in any way.
"Those that refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"- Winston Churchill.
I try but I figure after the third time, I figure I must be hopeless?
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