So it appears errant voltage in my coolant ate through a pricey aluminum radiator id installed. Anyone know some common grounding points and their locations that I might check before I start doing the more I depth fuse pulling game?
Thats what I'm told. I pulled the radiator after it started to leak and then the leaks accelerated. Radiator shop said based on where its leaking from, residue coming out of the radiator, his professional opinion was I didnt have something grounded right and voltage was making it into the coolant t and causing an electrolytic reaction with the radiator.You're seeing voltage in your coolant?
I'm glad I took the old one to the radiator shop because if he hadn't told me, id have had no clue to even check and C&R radiators are a little spendy to be replacing every few months. Thats why this time I'm running a ground from the radiator and intercooler. Then once assembled im still gonna check and see if there's any voltage. Dont need it eating away at anything else.Dang.. thats a weird one. Good catch.
Wait... say that again...
I have a C & R radiator in box ready to go...but need to yank the OE 2012 radiator plus I have already installed an aluminum 2-pass lower heat exchanger [W/O fans].
Are you saying that I will have to ground the two together or at a common point?
interesting...there are also some sacrificial anode drain plugs out there you might look into to help protect an aluminum radiator
Do you know off-hand any part numbers to swap out the plug for a sacrificial anode?
Or thread size for that matter.... and then cut-down the anode to fit the drain plug space...
Maybe I can cross-reference into a different industry like chem-treat components for small boilers, like commercial kitchen steamers or small sterilizer boilers....
I just pinged C&R for the plug dimensions. The tank is about 3" wide but I wouldn't use anything that went in further than 2-2.5" from the side otherwise it'll restrict flow from one of the tubes.i do not but the one I remember was on summit racing and I believe fluidyne brand
interesting...there are also some sacrificial anode drain plugs out there you might look into to help protect an aluminum radiator
So I just bought model E-1D from here. We will see how it fits when she arrives. Figure $5.75+shipping for a little more peace of mind is worth it.
Engine Zinc Anodes (Complete) - Specifications & Cross Reference
Went back to my radiator shop yesterday and he mentioned how much marine work he gets and anodes for those radiators and it just clicked lol.oh thats cool, dont think i would have thought about looking at boating sites