Hi Brent, Some time back while attentending a Volkswagen school in Atlanta, we had a discussion about Vasserboxer cooling system corrosion. Having been dealing with boats in salt water a lot, I had the idea of placing anti-corrosive pellets somewhere in the cooling system. We do this all the time with outboard motors, they are available at any boat dealer for about $10.00. I take several and epoxy inside the coolant tank on all of my water cools. I haven't had any corrosion problems yet. This last one has been over six years, I had to replace the water pump last month, and got a look in the system some what then. I also changed some hoses (it even seems to stop the corrosion between the hose and water outletts) last year and didn't see anything then either. I ran a 1.8 in-line four change over in a former Diesel camper, for over eight years with no corrosion problems what so ever! I still use the good coolant, and add extra grounds ( like wearing a belt and suspenders. :-) May not cure/all, save/all, but for ten bucks, and a little epoxy, it cant hurt. Tommy Volkswagen Restorations USA www.freeyellow.com/members7/volksfix1/ |
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