[Healeys] Antifreeze

Oudesluys coudesluijs at chello.nl
Wed Jun 12 03:17:56 MDT 2013


You would need coolant though. Water only will eventually destroy the 
cooling system. Tap water will cause mineral deposits and in the end 
blockages, demineralized/distilled water will cause corrosion and also 
in the end blockages. Use the proper coolant (from new or rebuilt) and 
you will never have any such issues.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 12-6-2013 11:02, Chris Dimmock schreef:
> Just move to Sydney Australia and you won't need antifreeze in your Healey...
> ;-)
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 12/06/2013, at 5:28 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
>
>> It is not as simple as that. There is also the question of inorganic and organic anti corrosion additives. In Europe that means that green coolant has organic and red/purple coolant has inorganic additives. For modern cars you can use the red/purple coolant or the green coolant. You cannot mix the two. For older (ca. pre 1990) cars you  should only use the green coolant with the organic additives. The red/purple stuff may be harmful for the type of seals and gaskets used in older cars.
>> Why worry about the price of proper coolant? It is cheap and it will last at least for two to three years. Anti-freeze has to be mixed with demineralized/distilled water and in the end it will cost as much as proper coolant. It is also often unknown wat kind of other additives are in the anti-freeze, organic or inorganic.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>> NL
>>
>>
>> Op 12-6-2013 8:56, Derek Job schreef:
>>> Is this getting all a bit complicated?
>>>
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