[Shop-talk] [TR] winter time

[john niolon]

John...

your's is about twice what it should be... The way I read Fred's post...I 
think you're looking for the lowest voltage !

zero .2 volts   you're at 1.5  that's 7 times the minimum

john



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Mitchell" <jmitch at snet.net>
To: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2 at verizon.net>
Cc: "triumphs" <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "spitfires" 
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Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] [TR] winter time


>I ran right down and did mine last night.  1.5 volts.  One less thing to
> do this winter:)    Thanks Fred
>
>
>                       John Mitchell
>
> FRED E THOMAS wrote:
>> Easy way to check for radiator corrosion protection, just as important as
>> checking the antifreeze, if the coolant is allowed to become "acidic" the
>> engine and radiator will also become corroded with rust. Using a volt-ohm
>> meter (VOM) set it to a DC voltage range that measure in "tenths" of a 
>> volt,
>> remove the cap and place the negative VOM lead into coolant, being very
>> careful not to touch any other part of the radiator. Place the Positive 
>> lead
>> of the VOM against a bare metal part of the radiator (or a good ground of 
>> the
>> engine), a reading of 0.2 volts or less, coolant is in good shape, a 
>> reading
>> of 0.5 volts it is borderline, 0.7 volts replace your coolant immediatly.
>> This comes from my "Model A" workshop manual and also says it works in 
>> modern
>> cars as well, which is really more important because of aluminum heads or
>> dissimilar metals in modern cars.
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