Re: heater core failure; reading tea leaves post mortem...anode(r) view...

[Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Matt Haas > wrote:

> Doesn't someone make a ...
> sacrificial anode to prevent 
> this type of damage? I could swear I've seen them
> somewhere (Eastwood, 
> maybe?) but I can't remember where.
> 
> Matt


 They're in the J.C. Whitney catalog ( or used to be
). And if you are a pessimist, then ask any boater
about them, boaters use them due to that issue, I used
one one once, it lasted about 6 months, it had a ring
that fit under the rad cap, and a wire hung down with
the anode immersed in the liquid. Since I didn't keep
up with it, I'll never know if it might have saved
anything in the cooling system, but it DID corrode
away, so it might have helped while using it. 
  Another item is a box boaters use to put a charge on
their metal, negative maybe?, so the metal won't rust.
I've seen them advertised for cars for $200, it's
supposed to stop your car from rusting ( or further ).
Puts a small electrical field into your entire car
body to prevent the galvanic reaction of water on the
car body starting or spreading rust. Again, never
heard of any long-term studies done about these items,
so can't confirm or deny their effectiveness
personally. Just that I've heard they work, and
boaters use them, so they may do what is claimed.

Jerry Casper

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Jerry Casper , owner of 16 AMCs 
7 Gremlins / 2 Javelins / 1 Hornet / 1 Pacer
3 Matadors ( 2 coupes ) / 1 Spirit / 
1/2 Eagle
1/2 Jeep Wagoneer

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