[TheForge] Rivet question

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

On Mar 2, 2015, at 6:26 PM, jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:

At one time I was going to write a book about the 20 years I spent drilling.
The title was going to be, "Beyond The End Of The Road To Nowhere,"
subtitled (or whatever it's called) The road to nowhere has 4 ends, one at
each end and two in the middle. I was actually keeping a journal for a while
till I realized I was just writing about things that pissed me off.

Do it Jerry! Please!

Don't they make the anti corrosion additive for radiators anymore? When I
started using the plastic gasket material and SS bolts the corrosion in the
thermostat cap (top radiator hose fitting) dropped way off. I never had
trouble with the thermostats themselves. Uh, you ARE using antifreeze aren't
you? The modern stuff makes a really REALLY lousy electrolite.

I have been, though didn’t have SS bolts that fit when last i did it. The real problem is that the truck sits unused for months at a time  and the rust perforated cab provides little protection externally.

Jer

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter
Fels & Phoebe Palmer
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2015 4:24 PM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rivet question

Classic! Expensive flub blubs!
Well, i made the delivery, with 6 stops ,fooling with the timing and trying
to thump the stuck thermostat loose.
Running hot as hell all the way!
That thermostat housing is aluminum on a cast iron head with brass and
stainless thermostat.This will make the 3rd time i've had to replace it! Can
you say, " mixed metal corrosion>" Grrrr.


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