OK - as long as we're discussing sacrificial anodes, is the stone guard on
the bottom front of TR2/3 rear fenders made of zinc (as I was once told) to
act as an anode, or was I misinformed and it's really aluminum??
- Karl Vacek
'66 TR4A - IRS
'64 Amphicar
'16 Ford T Touring
'46 Piper J-3 Cub
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, The Falcon Glen, TFGTV wrote:
> As a kid I was told it had something to do with stopping the car from
> rusting! ..similar principal to a sacrificial anode.
Malcolm replied:
> That's the way it is with boats. However boats are often partially
> submersed in salt water (hopefully, our cars aren't) and thus need every
> bit of rust protection available!. Also, There is usually a sacraficial
> anode on a boat- a largish chuck of zinc.
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