Dave,
Check out the thread that ArdunBill started back on the 3rd regarding the
use of Magnesium as a sacrificial anode to prevent corrosion. That thread
addressed cylinder heads, but the technique has been used to protect
underground tanks, and even the original trans-Atlantic cable. A chemist
friend of mine thinks that to protect a car, the magnesium anode must be
grounded to short past the insulating tires. It may look a little strange to
have the car staked in the yard... but if it keeps the thing from rusting it
might be worth the verbal abuse. If there are copper water pipes in your
garage you might use them as a ground, or you could always drill a hole in
the floor and drive in a ground rod!
I recently found a couple of big scrap magnesium castings so I will give it
a try. I will let you know in a year or so if it works.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Haller" <dhaller@techline.com>
To: "caro" <pampers@videotron.ca>; <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
<saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: (no subject)
> Hey Denis,
> Was that your personal transportation or your land speed vehicle? If the
lsv
> what are you running, class and so on? My car was built and stored in
> southern California for the first part of it's life but is now stored up
> here where it's real damp. I'm looking for clever ways to fight the
moister
> and save the metal from salt particles I wasn't able to get to in the
clean
> up, any clues,
> Thanks,
> Dave Haller #93 C/GAlt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: caro <pampers@videotron.ca>
> To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <dhaller@techline.com>;
<saltrat@pro-blend.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: (no subject)
>
>
> > while we`re on the wheather subject,
> > we just had snow over here
> > ( Quebec Canada)
> > we had a lot of it about 1 foot
> > and i just happened to have my
> > car out of the garage....
> > DOHHHH i hate it when it happens
> >
> > Denis
> >
>
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