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Originally Posted by Bob In Ct
My snake runs just fine on a 50/50 mixture of water and antifreeze. Because I don't ever have an overheating problem I run this ratio since it fight corrosion, raises the boiling point of the coolant, lowers the freezing point of the coolant and lubricates the water pump.
If the mixture caused me to have overheating problems in the summer months I would do whatever I had to do to avoid that issue. For those of us not having overheating issues I would recommend a 50/50 mixture with distilled water.
Bob |
Not to beat a dead horse or anything.. I should have read your location, you only get mild Spring like temperatures up there and it is a lot easier to cool off your engine when it is only 90 degrees out .
We have almost 5 months of 95-100+ temps. Last year we had 112 days over 100.. and probably 20 at 100. Anti freeze smells terrible too, everyone who lives in the Sonoran Desert knows that very well
It is better here to use distilled water, water wetter and a bottle of the lubricant component found in
antifreeze than to do a 50/50 ratio..
Come on down in August when it 110 and raining -
you'll get the picture..
Good input though , just not what it is in this geography
Sandy, that is the water temperature, right?? That was only 194 and now it is 185. Do you have a 160 thermostat in there? If you do, you might want to use an infrared temp tester like we use for race tyres, cause the gauge may be wacky. That seems like heat soak.. Jeff Classic knows about that I think.. El Jeffe?
Thanks
Steve