restoring a yellow coolant tank....interesting
10-15-2009, 12:15 AM
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In case you have all forgotten, THIS is what the forum is supposed to be about. And Folgers. And whatever else we can do to keep things moving, either by going all the way or on the cheap.
This is the kind of thread I bookmark for later on when I have a few hours to kill on a weekend. Too bad its now full of e-peen contests about who has the right tabs and the best colour memory.
Maybe I can interest the arguers in 4chan.org or perhaps digg.com? Get it out of your system there. Or get out from in front of the screen and drive for a while (this may not apply if you're a concours nut, but in that case you're already brain damaged, so there is no help for you).
10-15-2009, 04:49 AM
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10-15-2009, 02:09 PM
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Maybe I can interest the arguers in 4chan.org or perhaps digg.com? Get it out of your system there. Or get out from in front of the screen and drive for a while (this may not apply if you're a concours nut, but in that case you're already brain damaged, so there is no help for you).
Since anyone who does not share your values is brain damaged, they should probably be executed to make the world a better place for all of us that are just like you.
technically, what is the difference between rebuilding an old car and restoring an old car?
10-15-2009, 02:45 PM
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My favorite colour is red.
I also like sunsets. I think because they have red in them. That probably explains why I don't faint at the sight of blood. But I don't like blood oranges for some reason. They just seem un-natural and wrong to me.
I also like sunsets. I think because they have red in them. That probably explains why I don't faint at the sight of blood. But I don't like blood oranges for some reason. They just seem un-natural and wrong to me.
10-15-2009, 04:24 PM
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$65.00 and mine is new !
10-15-2009, 06:11 PM
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10-15-2009, 08:44 PM
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OK, is it white or yellow?
I've looked at my 86 40 page brochure, not one good pic, although a corner pic shows it to be white...
6 80's era Auto,Motor und Sport, not 1 good pic...
mine is yellow, but the neck is white...???
I'm thinking about buying one from ebay and seeing if I can make it white...
using the techniques in th OP...
I've looked at my 86 40 page brochure, not one good pic, although a corner pic shows it to be white...
6 80's era Auto,Motor und Sport, not 1 good pic...
mine is yellow, but the neck is white...???
I'm thinking about buying one from ebay and seeing if I can make it white...
using the techniques in th OP...
10-15-2009, 08:57 PM
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In case you have all forgotten, THIS is what the forum is supposed to be about. And Folgers. And whatever else we can do to keep things moving, either by going all the way or on the cheap.
This is the kind of thread I bookmark for later on when I have a few hours to kill on a weekend. Too bad its now full of e-peen contests about who has the right tabs and the best colour memory.
Maybe I can interest the arguers in 4chan.org or perhaps digg.com? Get it out of your system there. Or get out from in front of the screen and drive for a while (this may not apply if you're a concours nut, but in that case you're already brain damaged, so there is no help for you).
But I am partial! and my tank is WHITE!
I don't care if it is period correct... because my MAF sure isn't, neither is my boost sensor, dash, or MY02 rims... my suspension is CLOSE..but nope not period correct either...
So stick that in some 15% peroxide and smoke it!
Who's got big *****?
10-15-2009, 11:02 PM
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Someone tell me where I can get peroxide in higher concentrations than the stuff at walgreens and I'll try it.
The tank I want to work on is my 84's, which is not dirty, but discolored. It is now the color of a nasty sick loogie.
My brother didn't want to pay $55 for a new tank for his VW Corrado, so he bought a new one for a Golf which was $12 and it fits perfectly. It's almost the same shape, just a little smaller in one area. Too bad a different tank won't work for us.
The tank I want to work on is my 84's, which is not dirty, but discolored. It is now the color of a nasty sick loogie.
My brother didn't want to pay $55 for a new tank for his VW Corrado, so he bought a new one for a Golf which was $12 and it fits perfectly. It's almost the same shape, just a little smaller in one area. Too bad a different tank won't work for us.
10-15-2009, 11:09 PM
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Someone tell me where I can get peroxide in higher concentrations than the stuff at walgreens and I'll try it.
The tank I want to work on is my 84's, which is not dirty, but discolored. It is now the color of a nasty sick loogie.
My brother didn't want to pay $55 for a new tank for his VW Corrado, so he bought a new one for a Golf which was $12 and it fits perfectly. It's almost the same shape, just a little smaller in one area. I wonder if a different tank would work for us folk who don't care about originality but just want to be able to read our coolant level without breaking the bank on a new 944 tank.
The tank I want to work on is my 84's, which is not dirty, but discolored. It is now the color of a nasty sick loogie.
My brother didn't want to pay $55 for a new tank for his VW Corrado, so he bought a new one for a Golf which was $12 and it fits perfectly. It's almost the same shape, just a little smaller in one area. I wonder if a different tank would work for us folk who don't care about originality but just want to be able to read our coolant level without breaking the bank on a new 944 tank.
http://www.chemical-supermarket.com/...FRBM5QodCivVyQ
let us know how it goes... but can prove to be an expensive venture.... $60 for 500ml.. bottle should be about the size of a 20oz soda bottle...
10-15-2009, 11:15 PM
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Well if it will cost $60 for a bottle of h2o2 I don't see how that risk is worth it - I'd rather just double that and buy a new tank which A) I know will be white, and B) is not 25 years old and might leak any day now.
10-15-2009, 11:15 PM
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Well if it will cost $60 for a bottle of h2o2 I don't see how that risk is worth it - I'd rather just double that and buy a new tank which A) I know will be white, and B) is not 25 years old and might leak any day now.
Actually I just checked and I can get an NA tank brand new for under $85 if I order one at work. So I think I'll leave the peroxide to someone else and just buy a new one.
Actually I just checked and I can get an NA tank brand new for under $85 if I order one at work. So I think I'll leave the peroxide to someone else and just buy a new one.
10-16-2009, 12:01 AM
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Actually the first edition was printed in 1990, we have the second edition printed in 1994 with the 968 cab in the back pages. If that turboi engine is an '89 which it looks as it has the forge wheels (also available on the 88 turbo S) and the later strut mounts. so really that gives at least one year for that coolant tank to discolour. all the photos in Porche by Lucinda Lewis were taken by her not taken by porsche, so none are new factory cars
10-16-2009, 01:08 AM
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35%
http://www.chemical-supermarket.com/...FRBM5QodCivVyQ
let us know how it goes... but can prove to be an expensive venture.... $60 for 500ml.. bottle should be about the size of a 20oz soda bottle...
http://www.chemical-supermarket.com/...FRBM5QodCivVyQ
let us know how it goes... but can prove to be an expensive venture.... $60 for 500ml.. bottle should be about the size of a 20oz soda bottle...
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: Oxidizer. Contact with combustibles may cause fire. Decomposes yielding oxygen that supports combustion of organic matters and can cause overpressure if confined.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: Corrosive to eyes, nose, throat and lungs. May cause irreversible tissue damage to the eyes including blindness. May cause skin irritation.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
EYES AND FACE: Use cup type chemical goggles. Full face shield may be used.
RESPIRATORY: If concentrations in excess of 10 ppm are expected use approved self-contained breathing apparatus. Do not use oxidizable sorbants such as activated carbon.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Liquid proof rubber or neoprene gloves. Rubber or neoprene footwear (avoid leather). Impervious clothing materials such as rubber, neoprene, nitrile or polyvinyl chloride (avoid cotton, wool and leather). Completely submerge hydrogen peroxide contaminated clothing or other materials in water prior to drying. Residual hydrogen peroxide, if allowed to dry on materials such as paper, fabrics, cotton, leather, wood or other combustibles can cause the material to ignite and result in a fire.
10-16-2009, 01:29 AM
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35% H2O2 requires some careful handling!!! I would be surprised if UPS will drop it off on your doorstep.
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: Oxidizer. Contact with combustibles may cause fire. Decomposes yielding oxygen that supports combustion of organic matters and can cause overpressure if confined.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: Corrosive to eyes, nose, throat and lungs. May cause irreversible tissue damage to the eyes including blindness. May cause skin irritation.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
EYES AND FACE: Use cup type chemical goggles. Full face shield may be used.
RESPIRATORY: If concentrations in excess of 10 ppm are expected use approved self-contained breathing apparatus. Do not use oxidizable sorbants such as activated carbon.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Liquid proof rubber or neoprene gloves. Rubber or neoprene footwear (avoid leather). Impervious clothing materials such as rubber, neoprene, nitrile or polyvinyl chloride (avoid cotton, wool and leather). Completely submerge hydrogen peroxide contaminated clothing or other materials in water prior to drying. Residual hydrogen peroxide, if allowed to dry on materials such as paper, fabrics, cotton, leather, wood or other combustibles can cause the material to ignite and result in a fire.
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: Oxidizer. Contact with combustibles may cause fire. Decomposes yielding oxygen that supports combustion of organic matters and can cause overpressure if confined.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: Corrosive to eyes, nose, throat and lungs. May cause irreversible tissue damage to the eyes including blindness. May cause skin irritation.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
EYES AND FACE: Use cup type chemical goggles. Full face shield may be used.
RESPIRATORY: If concentrations in excess of 10 ppm are expected use approved self-contained breathing apparatus. Do not use oxidizable sorbants such as activated carbon.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Liquid proof rubber or neoprene gloves. Rubber or neoprene footwear (avoid leather). Impervious clothing materials such as rubber, neoprene, nitrile or polyvinyl chloride (avoid cotton, wool and leather). Completely submerge hydrogen peroxide contaminated clothing or other materials in water prior to drying. Residual hydrogen peroxide, if allowed to dry on materials such as paper, fabrics, cotton, leather, wood or other combustibles can cause the material to ignite and result in a fire.