I can't really see the point of water wetter. All it will do is temporarily
mask underlying problems that you would otherwise become aware of.
Derek
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Steve B. Gerow <steveg@abrazosdata.com>wrote:
> Chris,
> You must be changing your coolant often enough for the pH to not get too
> low.
>
> I experienced more corrosion in the last couple of years with water wetter
> and purified water compared to the previous 8 years with coolant/purified
> water which was essentially nil. There were enough flakes of rust clogging
> the radiator tubes to make the car run noticeably hotter.
>
> While the rad was out for service, I did a back flush of the block with
> water in through the lower water pump hose attachment and put a woman's
> stocking on the upper hose fitting as a filter. 2 or 3 tablespoons of crud
> showed up in the stocking along with some more rust bits.
>
> There's a lot of info online in various hotrod forums on how water wetter
> is no longer being developed; it can result in a peanut-butter-like goo in
> the coolant; the chemist who developed it no longer works for Redline, etc.
>
> These same folks prefer Royal Purple Ice instead of water wetter because
> it is evidently a more modern formulation. I was all set to add that to my
> coolant except it would have required 2 bottles at $15 each so I said the
> hell with that and just went to the coolant/tap water mix with an
> Australian Tefba coolant filter for good measure.
>
>
> --
> Steve
>
>
> Chris Dimmock wrote:
> >
> >
> > I've been running tap water and Redline waterwetter in my BJ8 for the
> past
> > 15 years. No issues. Changed it a few times, and my block & head were
> > redistripped when the engine was built.
> >
> >
> > From the redline website....
> >
> >
> > "Red Line WaterWetter. is designed to provide improved metal wetting and
> > excellent corrosion inhibition when added to plain water or a glycol
> > coolant.
> > ..... Red Line WaterWetter. will provide the proper corrosion inhibition
> > for all common cooling system metals, including aluminum, cast iron,
> steel,
> > copper, brass, and lead."
> > [LINK:
> >
> http://www.redlineoil.com/content/files/tech/WaterWetter%20Tech%20Info.pdf
> ]
> >
> http://www.redlineoil.com/content/files/tech/WaterWetter%20Tech%20Info.pdf
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