rust in water

[daveymc29]

I have a friend that has been down to the Titanic, it is rusty. He had to get a Russian ship to do the dive from as no American one would. Some silly law we have. I'll pass in the salt water in the radiator. I also should have mentioned that the engine was boiled out before rebuilding last year, according to the guys that did the machining. Maybe not so good?

[Dick Steinkamp]

Originally Posted by daveymc29

I have a friend that has been down to the Titanic, it is rusty. He had to get a Russian ship to do the dive from as no American one would. Some silly law we have.

A little OT, but "some silly law we have" had nothing to do with the Russians making the dive to the Titanic. They had the technology to do it, we didn't.

http://rbth.com/articles/2012/04/05/...nic_15262.html

[robgross1930]

Originally Posted by daveymc29

I also should have mentioned that the engine was boiled out before rebuilding last year, according to the guys that did the machining. Maybe not so good?

Yes, maybe not so good. Depends on what they used which might not remove a tightly clinging rust deposit or remove no rust at all. Also, after they've boiled out the block and do the machine work, shavings from the machine work can fall down in the water jacket. If the machinist is not too lazy he will blow it out with compressed air. However, the cutting fluid used by the machinist can mix in with the shavings and fall down in the water jacket and the shavings will tend to lodge in clumps and stick like glue, especially when the cutting fluid evaporates.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by daveymc29

I have a friend that has been down to the Titanic, it is rusty. He had to get a Russian ship to do the dive from as no American one would. Some silly law we have. I'll pass in the salt water in the radiator. I also should have mentioned that the engine was boiled out before rebuilding last year, according to the guys that did the machining. Maybe not so good?

If boiled out means he did the hot tank with lye solution, that has always been my favorite way to clean a block, especially to make sure the inside of the cooling chamber gets cleaned out.