[TR] TR3 Aluminum Radiators
Randall
tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Tue May 22 11:49:22 MDT 2012
> Do you have a pure copper radiator with pure copper rods?
Probably not, although I didn't submit it for quantitative analysis.
But I'll bet you don't have a pure aluminum radiator, either. Aluminum is
pretty much always alloyed with things like silicon and iron.
> Aluminum radiators do last longer with with a sacrificial zinc rod, anti
> freeze formulated for aluminum & distilled water.
So does copper. You forgot to mention having to keep the antifreeze and
sacrificial anode changed on schedule, not parking it in a barn and
forgetting about it.
-- Randall
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