Rust on fenders?

[jonnyjonnyjonny]

Hey guys I wanted to buy this 96 Yukon and it looks to have rust on the quarter panels (?) on both sides. The seller says it is only surface rust. Is there an easy fix for this?

If I do go to buy it, what should I look for in terms of rust?

(Disclaimer: The owner did say that there was no rust underneath)

 

[LordWayback]

Hey guys I wanted to buy this 96 Yukon and it looks to have rust on the quarter panels (?) on both sides. The seller says it is only surface rust. Is there an easy fix for this?

If I do go to buy it, what should I look for in terms of rust?

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There is no easy fix only bandaids for “easy” , if it’s truly surface level a palm sander and duplicolor perfect match do gods work

 

[jonnyjonnyjonny]

There is no easy fix only bandaids for “easy” , if it’s truly surface level a palm sander and duplicolor perfect match do gods work

I guess for trucks this old, there's no point truly throwing money at the rust and to just put (pardon my slang) "glitter on shit"

 

[LordWayback]

Hey guys I wanted to buy this 96 Yukon and it looks to have rust on the quarter panels (?) on both sides. The seller says it is only surface rust. Is there an easy fix for this?

If I do go to buy it, what should I look for in terms of rust?

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The frame crossmembers front damper upper mounts , swaybar mounts and leaf spring shackle mounts check the upper rails above the doors and rear glass sometimes water gets trapped and eats it from the inside out same with the bottom of the doors check fuel tank straps everything else is case by case also these things in 96 have spider injectors my friend has a 97 we just put a MPFI conversion on it was a pain in the butt

 

[LordWayback]

I guess for trucks this old, there's no point truly throwing money at the rust and to just put (pardon my slang) "glitter on shit"

It’s really case by case but the bigger fish to fry on a 96 is spider injectors.

 

[jonnyjonnyjonny]

It’s really case by case but the bigger fish to fry on a 96 is spider injectors.

Is it that they tend to go bad?

 

[jonnyjonnyjonny]

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[LordWayback]

Is it that they tend to go bad?

It’s a matter of when they go bad that truck started as a weird detonation noise and misfire and turned into replaced spider injectors and more they got “stuck partially open” and were dumping fuel into the intake and causing the detonation issues

 

[LordWayback]

Also, attached engine bay photo

Has spider injection system don’t know if it’s ever been done but it tends to start failing at 140k-200k from what I’ve heard the factory system receives fuel pressure and uses it to mechanically fire the injectors if you have low enough fuel pressure the injectors will not fire even if they are working

 

[wjburken]

Where is the truck located? Is it where they like to use road salt?

Looks pretty clean, especially for a ‘86, but I live in Iowa where they apply salt rather liberally in the winter.

If I were looking at it, I’d look closely along the chrome trim on the fender arches for any sign of bubbling paint. I’d look inside the wheel wells along with underneath along the rocker panels.