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The chemists recommend a 50-50 mix of mineral free water and  antifreeze.
Mineral free does not mean distilled.  They also said that commercial  
distilled
water tends to be slight acidic.  The antifreeze is needed to  lubricate the
water pump and prevent freezing.  Don't forget the needed CoolTec2  to
prevent the silicates from participating.  
 
Cooltec2 has silver azide in it which keeps the silicates in a soluble  form.
It comes in a 12 oz bottle and treats up to 12 gallons.  One  bottle will
do 2 Tigers.
 
Actually they said that the best cooling solution is all water.  All  water 
has the
greatest heat transfer.  But that has some disadvantages,  No  water pump 
lubricant. 
No freezing protection. But all water is the best for cooling.  So if  
freezing is not a problem,
all water with a can of water pump lubricant.  Also annually use  a cleaner 
to remove the scale.
 
I believe that some of the listers that were racing, said they used 100%  
water. But
they didn't race in the winter.
 
The in-line coolant filters are also a good idea.
 
Green Goo is nasty stuff.  It participates out into insoluble  silicates 
which can act
as abrasives on the pump and seals.  Radiator shops can show you  radiators 
that are
so plugged that no amount of flushing removes the stuff.  Of course  the 
silicates are
insoluble.  Customers say 'But I flush every year'.  Yep they  sure do.  
Adding a fresh
batch of silicon to make more silicates.
 
In theory, the eythylene glycohol in antifreeze never wears out.  It's  the 
lubricants that do
And the slicone particates out.  Most shops flush and fill with used  
antifreeze.  They
filter the old, add lubricant, and silicone and it back in your car.   Not in 
my car.
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/20/2008 9:43:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
tigerlat70 at comcast.net writes:

What do  you recommend from this to us Tiger group?
Good  info
Steve





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