In a message dated 11/29/2011 6:47:09 AM Central Standard Time,
KingsCreekTrees@aol.com writes:
> Many have extolled the virtues of water wetter, but my experience is that
>
> it was totally ineffective when I used it in my TR3A. Having said that, if
>
> there was something not quite right with the cooling system that was
> causing
> it to run hot, then perhaps I was asking too much of the water wetter. I
> have since flushed the system and done some cooling system upgrades,
> which
> have cured my hot running problems. However, I can say for certain that
> the
> water wetter did not reduce the temperature of the coolant.
I'm trying to think how water wetter will reduce coolant temperatures. I
suppose it improves heat transfer from the coolant to the radiator tubes but
won't it also improve heat transfer from the head and cylinder walls to the
coolant also? That being the case it will improve the cooling of the head
and cylinder walls but that isn't what is indicated by the temperature gauge.
So maybe there is a benefit that just doesn't show up in the gauge
reading.
Or not.
I've also been told that antifreeze has additives with the same properties
so adding water wetter to a water/antifreeze mixture is redundant. Racers
use water wetter because they run straight water - track regulations.
But I agree, there is no snake oil alternative to a healthy cooling system.
Dave
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