[Mgs] Flushing the cooling system?

[Simon Matthews]

So, from the chart, about 250 degrees F/ 121C.

But remember the  anti-freeze/water mixture will be hotter because it
is less efficient at cooling the engine.

Simon

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>    One wonders what boil temp is with a 15 psi cap and no
>> Prestone.
>> Bob
>
> http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiling-point-water-d_926.html
>
>
> --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Bob Howard <mgbob at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Bob Howard <mgbob at juno.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Flushing the cooling system?
>> To: paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk
>> Cc: rolindsay at yahoo.com, mgs at autox.team.net
>> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 2:24 PM
>> A chart on a bottle of Prestone (brand) antifreeze shows,
>> with 15 psi
>> cap:
>>         50/50 mix of Prestone & water protects to -34F
>> and +265F
>>         70% Prestone/30% water protects to -84F and +276
>>
>>    One wonders what boil temp is with a 15 psi cap and no
>> Prestone.
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:54:13 -0000 "Paul Hunt"
>> <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>> > How hot does it have to be to get that?  With a good
>> cooling system I
>> > mean.  I've seen my V8 reach the red but it
>> didn't lose any
>> > coolant.
>> >
>> > PaulH.
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   ...  Combine that with a pressurized colling system
>> and you run a
>> > much better chance of avoiding the dreaded summertime
>> boil-over.
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