Having driven my 91 Civic in hot weather and shirtless, my guess is that it
is the salt and minerals left over from dried sweat. If you are not the one
who normally wears that seatbelt, then I shudder at the thought of your
informal taste test. Have you been driving around gym rats?

-Christopher

"Hugh Graham" <mattdalt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> No salt anywhere else.
>
> I did an informal taste tase, it tasted like salt
>
> Hugh Graham
>
>
> "Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
> news:i7hm701rdcrd9ek9k39b822uqc7v6cf5jq@4ax.com...
> > That seems unlikely. Is there any salt on the other rear seat belt or
> > anywhere else in the car?
> > Do you actually know that it's salt -- i.e., NaCl?
> >
> > On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 21:34:46 -0500, "Hugh Graham" <mattdalt@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >yes, they put salt on the roads.
> > >
> > >Is it possible that the salt is making it's way up through the car?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Hugh
> > >"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puterINVALID> wrote in message
> > >news:fP%dc.29048$h44.4138146@stones.force9.net. ..
> > >>
> > >> "Hugh Graham" <mattdalt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:107g1877iolkle6@corp.supernews.com...
> > >> > Hi All,
> > >> >
> > >> > Very unusual problem. The seatbelt on the rear passenger side
seems
> to
> > >> have
> > >> > salt on it. It appears at the base of the seat belt and looks as
> though
> > >> the
> > >> > seatbelt was soaked in a saltwater solution and then left to dry.
> Thus
> > >> > leaving a very concentrated salt residue on the seat belt.
> > >>
> > >> Do they put salt on the roads in winter in your area?
> > >>
> > >>
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> > Ron
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