Thanks, Larry. That is good advice all around.

But the problem may have fixed itself. Yesterday I had the windshield replaced since it had taken one rock too many. And the rust around the windshield 'frame' was extensive. I was told that without a rather high dollar body shop fix it was just a matter of time, like two years, before the windshield part of the body would not hold the glass.

The glass guy glued it in rather well, but he said it was not easy. And he did a lot of grinding work on the rust before he bonded in the windshield but he couldn't get it all. Otherwise there would be nothing to bond to.

So it looks like this is going to be a case of just drive it, and drive it in town, until something dies.

Because of the rust.

I have fought rust before in early Porsche's. I have always lost.

But I'm glad I started this thread. I can't be the last person to ask this question and now there is a lot of good advice for the next person faced with this.

There are some really smart people on this board.