[Healeys] Antifreeze

[Oudesluys]

  Sorry Gary, but I do not know the USA market. I suppose all main oil 
companies can supply coolant? They do overhere, but there are also many 
other suppliers e.g. Halfords, Comma, Brezan etc.
Kees Oudesluijs


Op 13-6-2013 3:03, Gary R. Brierton schreef:
> Please pardon my naiveti, but can you name a USA supplier of what you 
> are calling "coolant"?
> GaryB
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Oudesluys
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:27 PM
> To: Chris Dimmock
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Antifreeze
>
> Chris,
>
> I am talking about coolant, not antifreeze. Antifreeze is not the same
> as coolant. Coolant contains antifreeze but also a host of other
> chemicals with certain properties, stabilizers, pump lubrication,
> corrosion inhibitors etc. It is a whole package.
> In warm countries it is obvious hat the antifreeze properties of the
> coolant do not bear much significance.
> If you have problems with cooling an engine water wetter may sound like
> a good idea, but it is not. It may make a horrible mess inside. I have
> seen it react inside an (aluminium) engine that had not been running for
> about a year. It had formed some kind of  gel which was nigh impossible
> to remove
>
> Cheers,
> Kees
>
> Op 13-6-2013 0:10, Chris Dimmock schreef:
>> Kees,
>> Can you explain to me, in Sydney Australia, where the lowest ever 
>> recorded temperature was 2.1 degrees Celcius, (35.8F) back in 1932, 
>> and the highest ever recorded temperature was 45.8 degrees Celcius 
>> (114.4F), in January 
>
>> this year, why I should use antifreeze in my Healey???
>> I just use tap water and waterwetter. I use waterwetter mostly 
>> because of its anti corrosion properties.
>> I could use any number of products to add to water to lubricate the 
>> water pump, and prevent corrosion, but as I've been using waterwetter 
>> for 15 years, and the car has never overheated, I can't see a reason 
>> to change. BTW, it's never frozen either...
>>
>> Is there some reason I'm missing as to the benefits of adding ethlene 
>> glycol - a very inefficient coolant compared to water - designed as 
>> an antifreeze - to my Healey??
>> Chris
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 13/06/2013, at 4:19 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> Hear, hear!!
>>> If proper coolant cannot do the job there is something amiss and 
>>> remedial action is required.
>>> Forget water wetter, it is rubbish, waterless coolant, idem, and the 
>>> likes. Use coolant with organic anti-corrosion dopes, the green stuff.
>>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>> NL
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 12-6-2013 20:07, Derek Job schreef:
>>>> 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
>>>>
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