[Healeys] Coolant

[Chris Dimmock]

Oops....
Sorry to comment on an INTERNATIONAL list, but to some of us, it's coolant.
Antifreeze? Yeah right.
You guys with antifreeze - all good with me.
Your water. My water. Whatever.
I still use water wetter. Redline product.
Yes, I replaced my County water pump 2 years ago. Thanks Mike Salter. After 14
years in service.
I'm hoping for a longer service interval with a rebuilt water pump and Fresh
Redline Water Wetter.
Tongue firmly planted in cheek...
;-)
Chris


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> On 17 May 2014, at 12:03 am, "Steve Gerow" <steveg at abrazosdata.com> wrote:
>
> I ran 50-50 coolant and purified water for years with no cooling system
> corrosion.
> Then I switched to purified water with water wetter. In a couple of years
my
> radiator clogged with rust flakes and the car started to run hot.
> There are online forums showing how water wetter turns to brown goop after
a
> while; it evidently needs to be replaced every year or so. Supposedly the
> person who designed it no longer works at Red Line. Royal Purple is a newer
> formulation, but it's quite expensive, the Healey requiring two bottles.
> I called RP's tech support and the engineer told me "filtered" drinking
> water is the best and even tap water is better than distilled water, which
> he said encourages corrosion. The tech support guy said the minerals in the
> water are beneficial in preventing corrosion. IIRC whatever it is that
> causes the corrosion is attracted to these minerals rather than the engine
> block. He advised me, since I live in a temperate area, to run 20% coolant
> and monitor the pH.
>
> So now I'm running tap water and 20% coolant
> FWIW
> Steve Gerow