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Re: Hose clamps..
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:43:59 -0400
At 03:19 AM 4/22/2010, Tom Hargrave wrote: >Stainless is made corrosion resistant by a thin oxidation layer on the >surface of...
Re: Hose clamps..
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:53 -0500
...Stainless steel is subject (variously in different grades and different environmental conditions) to pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, contact corrosion, fretting corrosion, stress corrosion cracking...
Re: Seam rust/ Corrosion X
Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:58:28 EDT
...The product did indeed seem to highly limit corrosion even in the worst case senario, applied after immersion in salt water. The untreated samples...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion: Missing the point...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:48:42 EST
There are two different corrosion problems with the Wasserboxer engine. 1: corrosion due to coolant wearing out and causing surface corrosion. Long Metal pipes...
Seam rust/ Corrosion X
Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:22:16 EDT
Has anyone every tried a product called Corrosion X on their seams? I read and article once that said it was used to stop...
Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:58:09 -0600
...But it still looks nasty and I'm afraid the corrosion will come back. I've never seen a successful BB repair. The corrosion...
Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Apr 1997 01:49:01 -0400 (EDT)
...Corrosion Inhibitor shifts the pH balance towards alkaline, and neutralizes pre-existing acids protecting metals from acidic corrosion. Dissolved oxygen is removed from the...
Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 03:24:01 -0600
I need tips and tricks to deal with a bad case of battery box corrosion in my 88 GL. This is vastly different from...
Re: Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:49:19 -0500
...Battery Box Corrosion I've got a mess. Battery cracked, acid leaked intot he box, corrosion all over the palce, BB paint peeled up...
How to treat small corrosion spots...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:30:00 -0600
...I found a couple places where there is corrosion. I figure I'll just wire brush it best I can and then coat it...
Re: Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:26:54 EST
...But it still looks nasty and I'm > afraid the corrosion will come back. > > I've never seen a successful BB repair. The corrosion...
Corrosion Technologies Corporation
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:44:37 -0500
Here is an interesting web site that has a product that will allegidly stop rust and corrosion in it's tracks. Probably be good...
RE: Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 Apr 97 01:06:13 UT
...Corrosion Inhibitor shifts the pH balance towards alkaline, and neutralizes pre-existing acids protecting metals from acidic corrosion. Dissolved oxygen is removed from the...
Re: Seam rust/ Corrosion X
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:42:34 -0700
Has anyone every tried a product called Corrosion X on their seams? I read and article once that said it was used to stop...
corrosion
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 13:49:05 -0400
Hi All, I keep seeing speculation about corrosion mechanisms in vanagons, based on different engine/plumbing metals setting up anodes/potential flow loops etc...
[vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 96 20:03 CDT
...This is referred to as CREVICE corrosion, and >any book on corrosion will cover it in detail. The book will also tell you >NEVER...
Battery Corrosion Treatment
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 May 2004 16:21:52 -0500
...The corrosion is my big issue. I have scraped out most of the corrosion, then washed it down with a soda and water solution...
Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 00:35:26 +0000
I have a 100Ah deep cycle battery that grows heavy corrosion at the terminals every few months, but is otherwise good. Anyone have ideas...
Re: Electric Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:31:17 -0500
I was taught in Aviation mechanic school that technically-speaking erosion is a form of corrosion..........."Corrosion" encompasses many types of breakdown processes. Mike...
Re: corrosion
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:20:14 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Smith <smitht@UNB.CA> Subject: corrosion > trapped pockets of >coolant (between gasket and head) that become individual highly localized >little...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:20:10 -0700
...I have had no problem with corrosion. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March...
Re: Cavitation corrosion/erosion
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Fri, 1 May 1998 13:52:17 -0700
...Secondly, I have never heard of cylinder corrosion as being the big problem on Vanagons -- rather it is the corrosion of the heads. Vanagons...
Re: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:46:39 -0800
A problem I see with this is that the corrosion may have already damaged the rubber gasket. After you pull a few of these...
[vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 1996 11:48:51 -0300 (ADT)
...Vanagon corrosion is electrochemical based, ALL corrosion is. Dissimilar metal create a galvanic cell yes, but not in the vanagons. Your friend Leonard has...
Re: Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:14:04 -0700
...grows heavy corrosion at the terminals every few months, but is otherwise good. > > Anyone have ideas to stop or reduce the corrosion? > Would putting...
Wasserboxer corrosion problem
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 22:48:44 -0500
...head seals have been caused by corrosion; has anybody on this list heard of the new Red colored "G-12" coolant in 97 & up...
Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:04:56 EDT
...Surface corrosion TWO DIFFERENT types of corrosion problems Robert
Re: Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sat, 2 Apr 2016 18:00:35 -0400
I have one case that is leaking due to corrosion. Near one of the main bolts at the bottom. Hung on to it as...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:33:16 -0700
I notice you asked about 'water jacket SEAL' corrosion.. and indeed.. the outer rubber water gaskets on waterboxer cylinder heads do corrode 'very nicely...
Re: Nervous about heads
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 20:03:00 -0800
...I'd suspect that the corrosion sitting is not the culprit, though. The other main accelerator of corrosion is cavitic action -- pressure changes caused...
Re: Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:54:14 -0700
...Why would water wetter provide any corrosion resistance? Anyone know? //Jack '85 GL
Re: Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 10:16:09 EST
...This is vastly different from severe rusting and I can see > it's going to need something special to stop the corrosion permanently - > and...
Re: Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 2 Apr 2016 18:10:52 -0700
Neil, Sitting outside would not lead to undercarriage corrosion unless the area unless the roads are salted. I've had no rust or corrosion...
Re: ZSticks and head corrosion
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:38:13 -0700
> http://www.fastgermanauto.com/Products/ZSticks.htm A very interesting web site about preventing head corrosion. It espouses: 1.Use of VW coolant because...
Re: Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 2 Apr 2016 14:07:43 -0700
...Thats a sure setup for corrosion, and I would look out for inter- > ganular corrosion in aluminum castings. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general...
Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 6 May 2012 12:37:07 -0400
...Watch out, your insides will get fretting corrosion. http://corrosion.ksc.nasa.gov/images/fret4.jpg :) d
Re: Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 07:52:38 -0500
...This is vastly different from severe rusting and I can see > it's going to need something special to stop the corrosion permanently - > and...
CorrosionX, http://www.corrosionx.com/
Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:04:17 -500
Just found the web site if anyone is interested. I am thinking of giving it a try to slow seam rust until I decide...
Re: corrosion study
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Fri, 7 May 2010 12:07:31 -0500
...If you're reading this in the archives years from now, the particular post about the corrosion study is (or at least was) here...
Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
Historical mailing list - Tommy Dunn
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:10:51 -0600
Hi Brent, Some time back while attentending a Volkswagen school in Atlanta, we had a discussion about Vasserboxer cooling system corrosion. Having been dealing...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
Historical mailing list - t obrien
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:53:49 GMT
...are we talking about zinc bars here? The ones that keep the propshafts clear of corrosion? I guess I could look in the Alpine...
Re: Electric Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:17:33 -0800
...Electric Water Pump I was taught in Aviation mechanic school that technically-speaking erosion is a form of corrosion..........."Corrosion" encompasses many types of...
Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:58:34 -0400
...This way the corrosion never gets a real good foot hold. -Larry > What can be done to ease the removal of Vanagon lug nuts...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:11:37 -0700
Thought I would share the response I got from Evans coolant after showing them a photo of typical Vanagon water jacket seal corrosion, and...
Re: Corrosion of heads
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:41:38 -0700
...This is more about general corrosion, as I don't know much about corrosion in engines, so take this with a grain (a large...
waterboxer corrosion solution
Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:12:15 -0700
...Noted the comment in one post That the waterboxer is really a good engine and the true nature of the corrosion problem has not...
Vehicle inspections
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:55:47 -0700
...Again it was for leaks and corrosion with seams and seals again. (dents and dings was later on the list) Inspection of anything else...
Re: Water Pumper Head Corrosion (fwd)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 May 1996 18:10:56 -0500
On all these subject, my dad through AT&T has been to numerous corrosion seminars, primarily about corrosion of underground pipes or transmission lines...
Re: Battery Box Corrosion
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:13:52 -0800
...Battery Box Corrosion >I need tips and tricks to deal with a bad case of battery box corrosion > in my 88 GL. This is...
A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:21:43 -0400
...The extent of the galvanic corrosion and whether the corrosion damage is observable depend on system conditions and coolant corrosion protection performance. If stray...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:37:16 PST
...For boats used in salt water, a "sacrificial element" is used to protect boat engine corrosion from electrolysis (magnified by presence of stray electrical...
Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:37:43 -0500
...Copper reacts withthe aluminum, sets up > a local corrosion cell, and perforates the = aluminum in sea water in > short order. So don't put...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:01:19 -0800
...Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion: Glad you brought up the subject, Brent! I have been thinking about this for awhile since I purchased my...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion: It CAN be done...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:10:24 EST
All this talk about preventing the head gasket corrosion, makes me think about WHY I had the sealing surface of my heads ceramic coated...
Head Corrosion cause and cure? was Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:21:20 -0400
...When coolant *does* creep under it causes crevice corrosion -- see http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Localized/Crevice.htm -- and the corrosion products likely lift...
Re: Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 01:45:08 +0000
...Any kind of grease....just a light coating will do. Idea is to keep corrosion away...so Vaseline, general purpose grease, whatever...on the...
corrosion study
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 7 May 2010 09:18:19 -0700
...have posted a copy of a Canadian DOD review paper on corrosion prevention. http://shufti.wordpress.com/ some recognisable products tested, and while its...
Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 15 Apr 95 13:54:51 CDT
...the corrosion inhibitors in the coolant grow weaker over time, and will eventually NOT be able to prevent corrosion. once corrosion begins, if the...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion: It CAN be done...
Historical mailing list - =David-M=
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 05:08:10 -0500
...leaves, and add the brew (filtered) to the coolant as a >corrosion preventative. > Do you recommend Indian or Chinese tea. And will decaffeinated tea...
Re: Nervous about heads
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:24:35 -0500 (EST)
...I've also been told that distilled water lacks minerals that are "attacked" in the corrosion process. Lacking these minerals the corrosion turns its...