OK, this is what I have been using with great success for many years
in many cars. After i drain and flush the cars, I put in a mixture
of:
One pint No-Roison
One Bottle Redline Water Wetter
Minimum Prestone to protect from freezing (in CA one Quart)
Raise the car so the top of the radiator is above the engine head
(ala Kas Kastner's book)
Fill with "filtered water" NOT distilled water
Check the No-Roison website they have a very good argument
on not using
distilled water.
I have never, repeat never had any rust, boil over, freeze up or
anything else using this system ... I am pretty sure Fred Thomas
will back me up on the No-Roison, and Herman van den Akker on
the use of the "formula".
But ... to each his own this is just my 60 years of experience
blabbing ... ;-)
>Listers:
>
>I plan to change the coolant on the 6 this weekend. I have the Haynes
>manual and the procedure looks straightforward. Two questions:
>
>1. Is there any special measure I should take when re-filling to make
>sure I don't get air in the system? Is this a big problem?
>
>2. The manual mentions using anti-freeze with a "glycerine or ethylene
>base." I think that typical anti-freeze (Prestone or the like) uses a
>polyethylene glycol base. Is this OK? I do plan to use distilled
>water, rather than
>"rain water" mentioned in the manual.
>
>Thanks, and happy holidays to all.
>
>Michael
>'76 Tahiti blue
>CF 57044U
Oh ... Yeah ... MERRY CHRISTMAS ...
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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