>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 16:58:02 -0500
>From: Alvin and Lucille Johnson <johnson@ids.net>
>Subject: Electrolytic Erosion
>
>To follow up on a discussion thread of a few months back, there is an
>excellent article on the danger of dissimilar metals leading to erosion
>in an article on Pg 100 of the January issue of Street Rodder. And just
>as discussed here on the list,they introduce a new product that supplies
>an anode made of magnesium which will be eaten by electrolytic erosion
>rather than your hi-buck Aluminum heads or your rare aluminum intake
>manifold. The anode is mounted to the radiator cap and submerged in the
>radiator liquid. It will be available at the usual auto supply stores
>soon. It will have a life span of 18-36 months and cost about $20. the
>manufacturer is:
>Discovery Development & Engineering
Hmmm, didn't we have this very same discussion a couple of years back?
Gregory Fieldson wrote an article on this subject several years ago
which I think it worth a read. You can download from the autox.team.net
web site.
Roland
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