Originally Posted by ek3
aluminum's number 1 anti corrosive agent is zinc. long term heating up and cooling down cycles can put moisture in the threads area = oxidation . if you are worried about it , use zinc chromates on the threads . i am pretty sure most [not all] come with a coating on them anyhow..

Exactly.


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