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Manifold ceramic coat 140-160

posted by  volvorelix on  Fri Dec 12 12:38 CST 2003
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Several years ago our good friend Boris used some tape on his new header; unfortunately the header fell to pieces - literally - in a very short time (8 months I think... maybe 10... less than a year, though). We wondered how it could rust away so quickly and then learned that the tape not only trapped moisture that led to rust but also created a chemical reaction that accelerated the corrosion process. I don't know what chemical or adhesive was in the tape that leeched into the moisture that corroded the header that fell to pieces in Boris' car. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. La de da da...

Clocks move slowest between 4 and 5pm on Fridays. yaaaaawwwn.

Best,

Cameron
Rose City






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