Any yellow metals in KV engine cooling system?

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  • MGaz
    S2Forum Maniac
    • Feb 2008
    • 698
    • Home: United Kingdom Current: Wales

    #1

    Any yellow metals in KV engine cooling system?

    Are there any yellow metals in a KV engine cooling system?

    Car is a type 85/b2 - 1987 audi coupe quattro.
    C4 A6 AEL avant quattro: daily

    TYPE-85 Coupe Quattro: clicky
    2.5L GTi engineering RE2500 190hp.180lb
    Schrick 272 cam
    C A C 2.5" T304 Exhaust
    ITG filter
  • Tractor Dave
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Dec 2017
    • 5983
    • Country: Wales

    #2
    I believe some of the coolant bottles have a brass bush inside the pipe fittings where the jubilee clip goes. If you have an original radiator, might also have brass or bronze tank ends? Test with a magnet.
    Nothelle S2 Avant
    Black Ur project
    Silver Rs2 Project gone
    Ocianic Ur project gone
    S2 Coupe project gone
    Urs6 plus project gone

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    • MGaz
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Feb 2008
      • 698
      • Home: United Kingdom Current: Wales

      #3
      Originally posted by Tractor Dave
      I believe some of the coolant bottles have a brass bush inside the pipe fittings where the jubilee clip goes. If you have an original radiator, might also have brass or bronze tank ends? Test with a magnet.
      Thanks for that!

      The radiator is about 3 years old and has a plastic top. *NRF brand i think?

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      C4 A6 AEL avant quattro: daily

      TYPE-85 Coupe Quattro: clicky
      2.5L GTi engineering RE2500 190hp.180lb
      Schrick 272 cam
      C A C 2.5" T304 Exhaust
      ITG filter

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      • K Simmonds
        S2Forum Zealot
        • Dec 2007
        • 7627
        • Country: Wales

        #4
        As Dave says theres often a brass bush in the header tank, also some water pumps use a yellow alloy for the impeller. The old Nissens radiators have brass end tanks but that’s not a concern given you have a new rad.
        1990 B3 2.0 80 quattro.
        1992 C4 2.8 Avant quattro
        1994 MTM RS2.
        1998 B5 TDI quattro Sport.
        2000 B5 TQS.

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