I have had a drip at the heater inlet gasket and when I took it off I saw a lot of corrosion (photos attached). No problems in the heat exchanger itself, as far as I know.
I've sprayed some CLR all around and scrubbed the rusty parts with a toothbrush. Is there anything else I can do? Is there a way to treat the metal parts so they don't get worse? Can i spray high heat paint on these parts? What about the inside?
One thing I noticed is that the bolts were zinc bolts that are complete rusted. I will replace these with stainless.
I've sprayed some CLR all around and scrubbed the rusty parts with a toothbrush. Is there anything else I can do? Is there a way to treat the metal parts so they don't get worse? Can i spray high heat paint on these parts? What about the inside?
One thing I noticed is that the bolts were zinc bolts that are complete rusted. I will replace these with stainless.