andy webster wrote:
>
> Oh and I neglected to mention that pure water has a better
> coefficient of heat transfer than water with anti freeze/anti boil.
> i.e STRAIGHT WATER COOLS BETTER THAN THE GREEN STUFF.
> So unless your climate demands freeze protection the benefits are
> debatable.
> Oh and sorry about that first message, hit send too soon by accident
And just for the record, "Water Wetter" that $7 a bottle stuff to lower
engine temps is really just a bit of dish soap. Dish soap breaks down
waters cohesion charactaristics. (I am no engineer but try this simple
test)
Fill a glass with water, notice how you can fill it over the top rim,
drop in a drop of dish soap and the water will spill over the edge. I
learned about this when I was into model railroading and soap added to
watered down glue made the stuff flow better. Modelers called this "wet
water".
5 or 6 drops of Joy or Palmolive in your radiator will do the same as a
$7 bottle of "Water Wetter" and I would guess it also helps keep things
"lemony fresh" in the radiator too.
Don't use 1/2 a bottle or you will get lots of bubbles!
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Bugeye Sprite
67 Sprite
59 A40
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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