barely any heat in cab, seems radiator/water pump below temp as well?

[snicklas]

Crazy that it occurs within a year on a vehicle!! I work in boating industry, and totally "get" it.

Weird in a fresh water application and stray current.

BTW- these are aluminum... how does a non-conductive metal corrode through electrolysis, and how would grounding help? What is actually being grounded? Engine block?

I'm not sure to even guess where to ground this?

https://www.oilburners.net/threads/as-seen-on-the-internet.81690/

 

[towcat]

https://www.oilburners.net/threads/as-seen-on-the-internet.81690/

please bear in mind guys, this could be a bunch of hocus pocus, but on the downside, what harm could you bring by doing it? it takes an extra 15 mins at best, and you have all to gain and little to loose.

 

[CaptTom]

Aluminum is very conductive. Lol
Basically you add a ground to the heater core.

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:***id I write!!! What a maroon!! Sheesh.


Because it is so well insulated, how is it corroding through the fresh water circuit? It's totally surrounded by rubber, plastic or foam, and attached to rubber!!

There... that's what I was thinking.... I thought.... sheeeesh.... obviously the coffee hadn't kicked in yet, and stupid was at full throttle!!!!

Will solder on one of my "aluminum" eyelettes, and run a ground wire. I still can't believe I said that in public....

 

[Thewespaul]

:***id I write!!! What a maroon!! Sheesh.


Because it is so well insulated, how is it corroding through the fresh water circuit? It's totally surrounded by rubber, plastic or foam, and attached to rubber!!

There... that's what I was thinking.... I thought.... sheeeesh.... obviously the coffee hadn't kicked in yet, and stupid was at full throttle!!!!

Will solder on one of my "aluminum" eyelettes, and run a ground wire. I still can't believe I said that in public....

Read up on this thread, it’ll make you fell better about that mistake!

https://www.oilburners.net/posts/924571/

 

[CaptTom]

Thanx for the moral support!!!

I'm gunna drive my burner home now, and open some bourbon.... I might just smell it, don't wanna risk another ridiculous post in the same day!!

Have a great weekend!!!!

 

[snicklas]

Capt,

The electrical current is in the coolant, so in this case, all the rubber hoses don't matter.

I've seen a test with a digital meter, where you put one probe tip in the coolant and touch the other tip to the battery negative, and you can measure several millivolts between the two.

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http://www.ve-labs.net/electrolysis-101/how-to-test

 

[CaptTom]

Interesting gouge.

Thanks snicklas