Daniel, Only a guess, but perhaps someone tossed in a can of AlumaSeal at some point in the radiator's life? Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Schmitz" <djs@GENE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 9:11 PM Subject: Radiator out/observations...
> I pulled the radiator out of my '87 camper today to replace it with a > new one. Here are some observations. > > The radiator that came out is aluminum with plastic tanks. It is largely > identical to the South African unit I will be installing, with only > minor detail differences. It had very large dragon flies from Colorado > (where I purchased the van) embedded in it :) > > I noticed that there was a silvery film coating the inside of the > plastic housing. I don't know what this is. A byproduct of coolant > reacting with aluminum over time? I only noticed this in the radiator, > not the rest of the cooling system, however. If this means anything, > please let me know. > > Removal of the radiator was straightforward. I replaced the heater valve > at this time. > > Regarding this and my last post about the coolant pipes, please p-mail > me as I'm in digest mode. > > Thanks, > > Dan > |
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