Magnet's will not stick to most grade's of stainless
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----- Original Message -----
From: jls <jls@seavcom.com>
To: G. Simmons <gls@4link.net>
Cc: tcape <tcape@weblnk.net>; Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Oil-bath Air Cleaner.....Copper??
> Some stainless is magnetic
>
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, G. Simmons wrote:
>
> > >I just had my oil-bath air filter sand blasted to get the crud and old
> > paint
> > >off. After blasting, the "bowl" of the air cleaner looked like it was
made
> > >of copper. Anyone know if these things were originally copper......or
had
> > a
> > >copper coating??
> > >Tom Caperton
> >
> >
> > Hi Tom, the designs for the round air cleaners most guys find on their
> > trucks go way back, at least to the early thirties and perhaps earlier.
I
> > stripped and repainted two last summer, and they were both galvanized
steel.
> > I originally thought they were stainless because I couldn't believe that
> > galvanization would last that long, but on subsequent consideration, I
have
> > come to believe that the graying metal finish is quality galvanization.
> > Both of mine are magnetic, and I would suggest to you to try a magnet to
try
> > to rule out solid copper or brass.
> >
> > Is it possible that the zinc used in galvanization may have been in
short
> > supply due to the war when your air cleaner was made, and it was copper
or
> > brass plated instead of being galvanized? I guess it was the other way
> > around, because I remember zinc pennies were minted during the war to
> > conserve copper. Maybe you have a real old one from a time when they
were
> > copper plating them instead of galvanizing.
> >
> > It would be worth calling Bob Adler on this. I suspect it would
interest
> > him.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Grant S.
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
>
> Thanks,
> -JLS
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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