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From: Adrian on 26 May 2010 12:17 "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Don't think there's a problem with ally engines and 'new' anti-freeze - > it's the copper rads and heaters fitted to older cars. Modern ones use > ally. I wonder when the last copper rads and heaters were fitted? _MANY_ moons back. '50s? '60s?
From: Indy Jess John on 26 May 2010 14:48 Adrian wrote: > "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > >> Don't think there's a problem with ally engines and 'new' anti-freeze - >> it's the copper rads and heaters fitted to older cars. Modern ones use >> ally. > > I wonder when the last copper rads and heaters were fitted? _MANY_ moons > back. '50s? '60s? My PI has a copper rad - 1971. I have no idea if it was what was originally fitted though. The current one is a remade one. Jim
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 26 May 2010 13:33 In article <864vtfFeohU33(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > > Don't think there's a problem with ally engines and 'new' anti-freeze - > > it's the copper rads and heaters fitted to older cars. Modern ones use > > ally. > I wonder when the last copper rads and heaters were fitted? _MANY_ moons > back. '50s? '60s? Much later than that - my SD1 is '85. -- *Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Rob on 26 May 2010 23:13
On 27/05/2010 2:17 AM, Adrian wrote: > "Dave Plowman (News)"<dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > >> Don't think there's a problem with ally engines and 'new' anti-freeze - >> it's the copper rads and heaters fitted to older cars. Modern ones use >> ally. > > I wonder when the last copper rads and heaters were fitted? _MANY_ moons > back. '50s? '60s? There still about. |