At 10:42 PM 23/09/98 -0700, you wrote: > >OK, how 'bout dropping a chunk of Mg into the (pressurized) expansion tank? > >Austin > >PS - a few catalogs back, JCW had (on the back cover?) an anti-corrosion >system that involved anodes + battery power through a 'black box'...any >thoughts? > > not a good idea, pure Mg would react strongly and be dangerous, and never throw chunks of any size into you coolant system, because you never know where they end up. But the idea of a sacrificial cathode and more extensive grounding have some value.
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