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Date:         Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:04:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
Comments: To: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5ebe10a0807211924r7a7a3bf5w3ad678f7c1b8ab42@mail.gmail.com>
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Stainless steel does rust eventually --- a case in point is the stainless steel coolant pipes that run under the 83.5 to 85 vanagons. I'm sure you can guess how I know this.

Cheers, Doug

On 7/21/08, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, I bought some exhaust wrap, but not to wrap my exhaust, mind you. I > needed to shield some not-so-hot parts from the hotter-than-H parts. I've > read reports of exhaust headers rusting very quickly after application of > fiberglass exhaust wrap. Why? The stuff soaks up water like a sponge and > holds it. Yes, I just tested it. So you can imagine what happens over > night when the dew point drops, no? Yes. The doom of all bare steel, > moisture, gets sucked up against the headers. > > It seems that sealing it against moisture would be the correct way to apply > the stuff, which can be done by applying the appropriate and expensive > sealant. > > No problem for stainless steel headers, right? Maybe not so, since the > wrap > causes the temperature of the headers go up, which may be too much of heat > stress for the metal to handle. And that might be another DEEP, DARK > secret > in itself. > > Chris S. >

-- http://www.dougalcock.com


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