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Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels

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Subject: Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels
From: "Andrew S. Mace" <zoboherald@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:56:28 -0400 (EDT)
This all raises a question: are "magnesium" wheels pure magnesium or are they
an alloy (presumably with aluminum)? ISTR, meanwhile, that the crankcase of
the VW Beetle engine (and most of its derivatives) was magnesium....


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