The case for sacrificial anodes in your cooling system

[tubman]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

tubman, Does the sacrificial material from the anode settle to the bottom tank of the radiator or stay in solution. Thanks for running your experiment and posting the results.

Thanks also for posting your first experimentation link.

I really can't answer your question, which is one of he reasons I will be changing the coolant soon (even tough it probably doesn't need it).
I want to check what's in it. If I had to guess, I'd say that it pretty much stays in solution and combines with some component of the anti-freeze. When I was in high school, the only subject that caused me any trouble at all was organic chemistry, so I'm just guessing.

All of this happened in less than a years elapsed time and less than 2000 miles.