Subject	Actually it does, its white and is called "blooming"
Posted by	CaliguyPurdue on February 01, 2006 at 4:08 PM
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In Reply To	since when does aluminum rust? (n/m) posted by Spee on February 01, 2006 at 02:59 PM
Message	picture and old crusty radiator versus new shiny radiator. I found my heater pipes were completely "rusted" thru where the tube clamped on from crevice corrosion. Also the aluminum in contact with the steel is a big no-no. Generally a poor practice but is often unavoidable. [ http://corrosion.ksc.nasa.gov/html/galcorr.htm ]
Follow Ups	Update: Differential Cooler now installed - BCs300z 07:57:34 02/01/06 Diff Cooler now - Jmartz 08:01:17 02/01/06 In the stock TTs I believe it was temp switched... - BCs300z 08:20:23 02/01/06 nice (n/m) - Dallas DamonZ 08:09:58 02/01/06 Looks like a great install. - z300z 09:08:55 02/01/06 Clarksville (n/m) - BCs300z 09:32:25 02/01/06 for some reason i find that kind of sexy (n/m) - dogpile 09:16:48 02/01/06 Very nice. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 09:22:26 02/01/06 can you do a detailed write up on this... - genic 09:28:26 02/01/06 No problem (n/m) - BCs300z 09:32:06 02/01/06 tks boss....i want to do this - genic 09:32:52 02/01/06 2nd, sounds like a great idea. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:01:55 02/01/06 installing an auto? - Spee 10:56:28 02/01/06 Why couldn't you cool a manual? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:00:29 02/01/06 you could - Spee 11:02:06 02/01/06 I'm pretty sure if he ever gets that snortbird running - BigTDogg (MA) 11:08:46 02/01/06 O and one more thing make sure you post the writeup in TECH. (n/m) - fst300zx 09:48:34 02/01/06 nice job (n/m) - Spee 10:51:39 02/01/06 What are you going to be doing with the car that would - ENVYMYZ 11:07:44 02/01/06 extened high speed runs, moutain driving (at high speeds) - maglito 13:19:20 02/01/06 amazing job! good luck in tn... - charizma 11:09:28 02/01/06 hey, those 3 gauges look like mine! sweet! (n/m) - bjamin 11:48:22 02/01/06 pretty nice work! (nice gauges too!) - Z U N L 11:54:00 02/01/06 Nice Volvo gauges... You should do the same for a - MidLifeZ 13:23:25 02/01/06 pfft, no way, that would be much more difficult! - Z U N L 16:53:49 02/01/06 good job! - RedSER13 12:30:17 02/01/06 Well done - maglito 13:23:11 02/01/06 rust? (n/m) - Guapo 13:35:32 02/01/06 lucky texas/cali man - maglito 14:52:46 02/01/06 since when does aluminum rust? (n/m) - Spee 14:59:49 02/01/06 Actually it does, its white and is called "blooming" - CaliguyPurdue 16:08:29 02/01/06 That's not rust, that's aluminum oxide. (n/m) - Kenny 17:24:21 02/01/06 since when did I say or imply AL rusted - maglito 18:18:39 02/01/06 when you talked about the placemtn of the heat exchanger - Spee 21:27:10 02/01/06 No Spee its a given that AL doesn't rust! - maglito 00:14:02 02/02/06 Since when is the undercarrage/floorboard made of - maglito 00:27:18 02/02/06 I did read it, retard. - Spee 02:18:26 02/02/06 under carrage of the car = floorboard - maglito 03:30:35 02/02/06 Classic Maglito. Classic. - Kenny 15:00:00 02/01/06 Haha maglito is right :P (n/m) - CaliguyPurdue 16:11:17 02/01/06 Uh, no he isn't. Aluminum does not produce Iron oxide. (n/m) - Kenny 17:25:02 02/01/06 Rust in the general use of the term... - CaliguyPurdue 17:29:01 02/01/06 actually - aliaZ 17:37:05 02/01/06 not to take sides here,but if he took the proper precautions - dogpile 17:48:04 02/01/06 not the original owner - maglito 18:04:34 02/01/06 ?? i'm not the original owner of either of my cars - dogpile 18:12:16 02/01/06 good advice on how to properly drill holes in the floorboard - maglito 18:24:31 02/01/06 no problem on both accounts. that was a couple years ago? - dogpile 18:49:12 02/01/06 DING! - maglito 18:22:43 02/01/06 read it again my friend - maglito 18:29:39 02/01/06 Silent on the root cause? - maglito 00:28:59 02/02/06 Regarding the holes - BCs300z 19:47:09 02/01/06 Nice! glad to see you addressed the potential rust issue - maglito 20:02:12 02/01/06 You read my mind (n/m) - BCs300z 21:41:50 02/01/06 nice going brian, looks good - Hurricane 16:33:57 02/01/06 Nicenicenicelikeitlikeitlikeit (n/m) - RSR 18:48:07 02/01/06 How much further in the back is the gas tank located on the - govaardz(Aruba) 07:35:05 02/02/06 They are all 2+2 TTs here, so same as a US 2+2 (n/m) - BCs300z 08:50:29 02/02/06
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