Re: Still overheating

["Dale D. Baker" <flounder@umich.edu>]

50/50 is the correct ratio!! or 70/30 (depends on your climate)...but pure
antifreeze is a no no...logically, the name implies antifreeze...when
mixed with water at the correct ratios...you effectively lower the
freezing temperature of your coolant but still retain the heat
dissipations qualities of the water...(I think)...  :)

Dale 84 8v




On Sun, 2 Nov 1997, Domenic Lippolis wrote:

> At 10:17 PM 11/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Gerry, I've never heard of pure coolant doing any harm to the engine.  In
> >fact, you're NOT supposed to put water into the radiator because _that_
> >causes corrosion.  The coolant has a higher heat carrying capacity than
> >water, so I'd suggest draining the rad. and refilling with only _real_
> >coolant ie good stuff like Prestone.
> >
> >-JG
> >
> >Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
>         
>         Not true, Anti-freeze alone is not what is supposed to be there.
> And only when mixed with a 50% Antifreeze/ 50% Water is the mixture able to
> optimally dispell heat from the system.  Anti-freeze alone is not correct,
> just as water alone is not correct.  You can use distilled water which is
> mineral free to fill it up with if you are worried about build up..
> 
> 					DOM!
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