Green/blue coolant cannot be mixed with red/purple. If you have the
latter in your engine, drain it asap, flush with a radiator cleaner and
plenty of water after removing the thermostat. Refit the thermostat and
fill up with the proper stuff, i.e. green/blue coolant.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 20-8-2017 om 0:01 schreef Bob Spidell:
>
> I'd stick with green stuff (Prestone, Zerex, etc.).? Have heard of
> problems mixing different types/colors, up to and including gelling of
> the liquids.? If you were to install, you'd probably want to flush all
> evidence of any earlier type of AF before changing to a different
> type. Some AFs are for iron blocks, some for aluminum and some--like
> Prestone--say 'for all engine types.'?? Plus, green AF is available
> pretty much everywhere, and MB stuff may possibly only be sold by
> dealers and requires payment of your first-born.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
>
> On August 19, 2017 at 8:53 PM healeymanjim
> <healeymanjim at hansencc.net> wrote:
>
> have a gallon of mercedes benz antifreeze given to me by a
> neighbor. can this be used in a healey. have always used
> prestone, etc.
>
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