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Right...I didn't mean bright silver...it more or less matched the inside of my water bridge. Good thing it is magnetic, as when it inevitably bounded down the rabbit hole to the water pump, I was able to retrieve it (after a panicked post on RL) with an extendable magnet.
Over time the steel rusts and the rubber flakes off, leaving nothing but a rusty metal ring. if you had a silver ring (sounds like stainless steel) then that probably wan't a stock part.
I've removed plenty of those sealing rings that were 15-20 years old and have never seen one that was showing a bunch of metal. I gotta bet that super-old coolant or the wrong coolant causes the coating to degrade at a much-more rapid pace.
I've removed plenty of those sealing rings that were 15-20 years old and have never seen one that was showing a bunch of metal. I gotta bet that super-old coolant or the wrong coolant causes the coating to degrade at a much-more rapid pace.
Well, if you take a peek at what was left of the head gaskets and the pitting on the head in my other thread you might find confirmation of your theory.
Pulled the coolant drain plugs nothing appeared. I think it is in the bottom of the right side tank. Interestingly enough that one failed pressure test and is being replaced. I'll see what my radiator shop finds.
05-10-2016, 03:00 PM
