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[alfa] Re: Magnesium Wheels
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- Subject: [alfa] Re: Magnesium Wheels
- From: Mark Denovich <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 17:48:12 -0400
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Robert S. Wilkinson wrote:
> Of greater concern is that Mg oxidizes readily. My 74 turbina spare
wheel
> was sitting partially under water in a car (before I bought it used).
The
> bead over a few inches is rotted away--I must use a tube in it.
This isn't a problem, it's a feature! Strip your turbinas and they
will act as sacrificial anodes for the rest of your car. No more rust!
Just mount some new turbinas every so often.
--Mark
--tongue in cheek
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