26 May 2018

Use Antifreeze!

"It doesn't get cold enough to freeze in Florida, I don't need to run antifreeze."

Antifreeze is also an anti-corrosive agent.  That's the impeller from Marv's Frontier and that quote is from his step-brother who willed him the truck.

In case you were curious about what that impeller was supposed to look like.
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5 comments:

  1. Jesse in DC26 May, 2018 22:56

    I had a customer that bought an XJS (5.3 V12)that came from Florida. Had shiny new antifreeze... He had owned it a couple of months when it "blew" a head gasket.He decided to fix it. When I pulled the heads, the sheet steel, over a core of some sort, headgaskets were like lace. Almost all of the steel was gone leaving the unsupported wire sealing rings, one of which had failed. I wish I could find the pics.

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  2. Beans26 May, 2018 23:42

    So... where did the fins end up? Did he find all 6?

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    1. Angus McThag27 May, 2018 02:17

      The coolant was a reddish brown. We presume that the fins were part of the coloration.

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  3. Terrapod27 May, 2018 07:27

    Yup, that is correct, the rust particles make it reddish brown. They are also abrasive, speeding up the process of eating steel and sludging up radiators.

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    1. Angus McThag27 May, 2018 10:39

      He flushed the radiator as well. Test run across the bridge at 80 both ways didn't overheat at all!

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