Since my cars spend the winter inside, I always use a mix of 75% water, 25%
anti-freeze, and a half bottle of water wetter. I sometimes see temps
creaping towards 210 (long idle or long high speed freeway), but never
higher and never had one of my cars boil over.
just my .02
Safety Fast!
Gordie Bird
'62 MGA
'67 MGBGT
>
> Has anyone tried using "Water Wetter"? Years ago, when I was racing a
> Formula 440, many of us used it with decent results. I saw a 10 to 15
> degree drop in my far-from-perfect laboratory conditions. I used a very
> high pressure Stant cap and ran straight water rather than a
> water/anti-freeze mix. Pure water transfers heat out faster than the mix
> will, but the mix gives a higher boiling point.
>
> I have not had occasion to use this in an MGB. Has anybody else?
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