RE: [DMCForum] Electrolytic corrosion/Martin, Bill, Walt

["Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sacrificial Anode!
Marine engines have them.
Sometimes they screw into the water-jacket.
Kind of like your hot water heater used to have.
A plumber told me once that the anodes can deteriorate in a few years. If
people would replace the anode every two to three years, the water heater
tank would last a lot longer.

-----Original Message-----
From: Travis Goodwin [mailto:tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:29 PM
To: 'DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [s] RE: [DMCForum] Electrolytic corrosion/Martin, Bill, Walt


Witchcraft! Devilry! Burn him at the stake!

-----Original Message-----
From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:45 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Electrolytic corrosion/Martin, Bill, Walt

Gentlemen,

I'm going to make a crazy suggestion and let you deal with it however 
you see fit.

On submarines, we have the same problem. How does one keep a giant, 
steel turd from rusting?

Our answer: Zincs.

We mount large zinc bars directly to the hull in a variety of places, 
inside and out. The current is diverted to them, and they corrode 
instead of the hull. When they are basically a bar of white ash, we 
simply unbolt and replace them.

Could we employ something on a smaller scale for our cars?

Rich A.
#5335

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