I used aluminum radiators for years and never had any problem as these were
fitted to a race car not a street car. BIG difference. As Chuck says, drain
the devil once in a while ( probably more than you'd like to) then live it up
in alloy.
Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
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From: chasgee@aol.com
To: awashatko@wi.rr.com ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Aluminum Radiators and Electrolysis
Assuming this is a race car, don't worry about it. Also assuming you are
using water only, just flush it out every once in a while.
Chuck Gee
Spitfire Racer
-----Original Message-----
From: awashatko@wi.rr.com
To: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 4:47 AM
Subject: [Fot] Aluminum Radiators and Electrolysis
FoT,
I am now the proud owner of a Ron Davis aluminum radiator. It is so
beautiful that my wife hasn't complained about it being on display in
our dining room!
The instruction sheet talks extensively about the issue of electrolysis
and suggests grounding the radiator as well as the transmission to
prevent static electricity from traveling to ground through the
coolant. It also says to not use any brass components in the cooling
system as brass and aluminum react to each other causing electrolysis.
The sender unit on my water temperature gage has a brass bulb that is
located in the water pump. any thoughts as to what I should do ? I
don't believe that I have ever seen any other type of metal used.
Allen
A l l e n W a s h a t k o
1971 TR6 - Number 6
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