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RE: Coolant?

To: "'james'" <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>, "'v8'" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Coolant?
From: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:35:04 -0400
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Reply-to: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Boiling point goes up, freezing point goes down, heat transfer ability
suffers. That is, water is a better transfer medium than antifreeze, so the
ability to cool the engine is lessened by an increase in the amount of
antifreeze in the mixture.

For summer driving, try 25% antifreeze. A higher pressure cap will allow the
water to get hotter before boiling. I run a 16 lb cap, 25% antifreeze in the
summer, 50/50 in the winter.

If you run straight water, be sure to add an anti-corrosive/water pump
lubricant.

Jim Stuart

Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of james
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 7:25 PM
To: v8
Subject: Coolant?


Hello again,

I have a general coolant question right now.  At the moment I am using
straight water until I sort out my cooling issues.  I know two of the
primary
functions of coolant are to prevent corrosion and to prevent freezing.  I
think I know that it is less efficient than straight water.  Pressure will
raise the boiling point of the coolant, but am I making my coolant problems
seem worse by running straight water?

What will happen to temps and boiling point if I go to 50/50?

james

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