Posted by Texasmark on March 18, 2008 at 16:56:54 from (12.154.45.40):
Wanted to open a new thread where it will get max visability. Hope the knowledgeable folks and not the speculators, jump in here and enlighten all us uneducated speculators like me.
We were talking about holes (pits) developing in cylinder walls allowing water to enter the combustion chamber once they bore through the wall.
I know that some diesel systems have an "ion filter" in the water line that filters out "ions" (like protons, neutrons, and ions......tiny little critters).
I also know that mother deere has a pint container of radiator fluid conditioner that is designed to stop the pitting.
The pitting is said to be caused by minute boiling of the coolant at the surface of the cylinder wall, be it cast, wet sleeve, dry sleeve, gas, or diesel.
Couple of things that don't make sense.
What does the ion that the ion filter filters out do if left in the coolant? Does it have a name?
What did engines do before ethylene glycol?
What about alcohol as an antifreeze and pitting?
What did the engines do that were run on plain water and it was drained out when a freeze was expected?
What is it about ethylene glycol that evaporates or whatever annually that renders it ineffective for things like rust and corrosion....and now I am hearing pitting?
What does the Prestone water pump lube do or not do with regard to this problem?
For the average cast iron cylinder, what's the penetration rate for this cancer?
What questions need to be asked that I missed that folks need to know.
Ok you guys. Don't be bashful.
With what antifreeze costs, the amount a tractor holds, the problems with disposition, and apparent consequences if pitting is not controlled, it really helps to have the right answers.
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