tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post7544801454081484566..comments2024-03-29T03:15:16.064-04:00Comments on Just Like Cooking: More Car Talk "Chemistry"See Arr Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464185815368499346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-5359517137051496922013-10-22T11:40:27.259-04:002013-10-22T11:40:27.259-04:00Pretty sure most of this conversation left a lot o...Pretty sure most of this conversation left a lot of listeners baffled. But if you do think about it, everything that makes a car run is chemistry. From the anti-freeze and coolants to fuel combustion -- we just don't recognize all the scientific jargon. Haha!Jimmy Reeder @ Radiator.comhttp://www.radiator.com/automotive-radiator.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-46960846100320462372013-03-31T19:19:56.914-04:002013-03-31T19:19:56.914-04:00Oh, I'm right there with them on it being a me...Oh, I'm right there with them on it being a metal salt. Off the top of my head, white, flocculent salts that could form under those conditions?<br /><br />aluminum hydroxide<br />alumina (aluminum oxide)<br />dry copper sulfate<br />various zinc salts (from washers, fasteners, clamps)<br />various magnesium salts<br /><br />No dice on copper nitrate, copper oxide, copper carbonate, or iron salts, since most of those would be colored (blue, black, green, or red)<br /><br />A quick test for solubility would help a lot. Does it go into water? Acid?<br />It's likely a metal salt. Greasier solvent, like propanol or paint thinner? It's likely a plasticizer from a dissolving hose or gasket.See Arr Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464185815368499346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-2427965798882463872013-03-31T18:58:13.180-04:002013-03-31T18:58:13.180-04:00Ok smartiepants, then what WAS the substance?Ok smartiepants, then what WAS the substance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com