[Mgs] Flushing the cooling system?

[Rick Lindsay]

That's a great example of why we're in such an economic slop bucket.  People are lazy.  Credit cards and iffey loans make (made) money cheap - and that made it desirable to buy pre-mix at essentially TWICE the cost, just to avoid mixing two liquids - one of which is essentially free!

And you're right on the ratio.  A 50/50 mix is optimum.  Below that gives insufficient cold and corrosion protection, above it actually reduces the boiling-point elevation properties.

Man, work is boring today!

rick

--- 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: rmort at bezeqint.net
> Cc: mgs at autox.team.net
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 2:42 PM
> "Premix" Prestone in this area of the USA is 50/50
> mix. It costs about
> 10% less per gallon than 100% Prestone.  Why folks buy the
> premix puzzles
> me, but one sees people leaving the stores with gallon jugs
> as often as
> one sees them leaving with 100%. 
> 
> 
>  
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:37:06 +0200 "R. Martin
> Rogovein"
> <rmort at bezeqint.net> writes:
> > > > The question still stands, just how hot does
> it have to be
> > > > to have an MGB in good condition boil over?
> > 
> > Well, FWIW, I've driven my more or less stock 70
> roadster up the >
> Also, they only sell premixed coolant here, supposedly
> optimized for 
> > the climate (often hot, never freezes, lots and lots
> of minerals in the
> 
> > tap water)
> > 
> > R Martin
> > Herzliya Israel.
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