Types of coolant to use...

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

By bonding material, do you mean the sealing face on each part, or did I 
misunderstand?  Not sure I understand at all....

Each plastic outlet I have seen has been badly eaten away...  Is it eating 
some of the head away as well?

Regards, 
David Utley
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Cable Volkswagen
405-470-3129
1-800-522-6793


Quoting Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com>:

> You're absolutely correct except that the phosphate/silicate type coolant 
> attacks the boding material between the aluminum core and plastic ends and 
> not the aluminum or plastic its self...
> 
> No matter, it's a bad thing.
> -Raffi
> 
> 
> At 01:17 PM 1/9/2004, David Utley wrote:
> >Someone earlier was discussing coolant for their Roc...  I meant to reply
> >something that may help them, but had email trouble...
> >
> >Also, this may have been covered already, but I do not recall seeing
> anything
> >about it here on the list, so here goes...
> >
> > >From VWs point of view (ie, all that I have been told by technical help
> >lines), in our cars we should use the blue coolant from VW (or similar), or
> >the pink/red that is used in VWs now.  The reason is, these coolants are
> >phosphate/silicate free, and will not cause problems eroding various parts
> in
> >the cooling system...
> >
> >I get at least a call a day from someone who has green antifreeze in their
> >car, and is wondering the cost of this or that coolant flange...  The green
> >eats the plastic flanges, and the aluminum ones to a lesser degree.  I am 
> >also
> >told that it can cause problems with the headgasket...
> >
> >Now, you do not have to use the VW brand on the pink/red, BUT do not use GM
> >brand (Dex-cool).  You can use a Dex-cool compatible coolant, but not 
> >Dex-cool
> >itself...  I would also recommend using one brand only, and not mixing
> them,
> >even if they are the same color...
> >
> >Now, to make things really complicated, I personally use Evans Coolant... 
> I
> >love the stuff, as I have gotten more power by using it (yes, it actually 
> >does
> >give me more power).  If you are curious, check out evanscoolant.com and be
> >prepared to do some reading. Turns out European Car tested it via
> Techtonics
> >back in 1992 or so, and they liked it.  But I am on a tangent...  I can 
> >get 54
> >degrees total advance on a stock JH without pinging, even in 95 plus 
> >degrees!
> >Mo' power (Tim Taylor noise in background)...
> >
> >Is anyone else using Evans here on the list?  What are your experiences?
> >
> >David
> >
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> >David Utley
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> >405-470-3129
> >1-800-522-6793
> >
> >
> >
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