Re: where to get a 'good' radiator

["Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>]

I really honestly dont think the mixture will make that much of a difference 
from 60/40 to 50/50, even with a 16v...this is of course assuming you are 
running the 16v radiator.  I usually top it off with water anyway.

Get the low temp fan switch, low temp thermostat, use distilled water with 
the coolant instead of tap water, and if all else fails get your radiator 
flushed and rodded (about $40-60).  The guy who did it said there wasnt much 
to clean out but I noticed that it ran cooler.  Around town, it NEVER gets 
much higher than halfway, even in the taco bell drive thru in +100 degree 
weather.  I couldnt believe it! on a 16v??  I also removed the A/C, that 
helped just a little, but not much.

Joe

>Al;
>   If you are desperate for cooling power, Griffin makes custom radiators,
>and can put together a bigger one for you, but that's probably not the
>solution you were looking for.
>
>I did notice that you are running a 60/40 antifreeze/water mix.  If it's
>really only 60% water, that might be your problem.  Antifreeze is nice for
>changing boiling and freezing temps, but it has a low specific heat, so 
>it's
>the water that does the heat transfer.  Our race cars run no antifreeze
>because of this, an option which you probably don't have, but consider
>trying it for a short while (i.e. Summer) to see if it makes you run 
>cooler.
>I run 50/50 in Pittsburgh, and you can probably run 40/60 (anti/water) in
>Fl.  I've heard some people say that Watter Wetter doesn't do nearly as 
>much
>as you would hope, but I can't remeber the source for that one (I think the
>Passat list), so it's not very good advice to pass along.  Water is good
>stuff, though.

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