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Originally Posted by JOHN COOKSON
Was the white milky stuff mineral deposits from with in the engine?
How often do you do an acid flush?
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err, a what? Seriously though, with 50 years of salt water running through it I don't want to do anything that might compromise the remaining iron
yes, I think it was 'mineral deposits' and it was certainly doom within the engine. It came out superfine not like scale in a teapot, so it seems like a fine white powdery buildup that didn't calcify/harden into lump.
Any idea what it would be? Oxide drop out from interacting metals?