Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [209.114.234.2] (HELO IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3177500 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:18:54 -0400 Received: from USDCLES112NB160 ([198.18.1.149]) by IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id i3IJ60u28367 for ; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:06:00 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: coolant/water percentage? Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:19:26 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C42558.89690F10" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C42558.89690F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings, Since I seem to have plenty of cooling capacity, I'm thinking that it may be time to add some coolant to my distilled water. Since I live in Florida, I don't need all that much freeze protection, so I'm doing it mostly for the corrosion protection, and pump lubrication. My goal would be to use as little coolant as possible, to get freeze protection down to maybe 20 degrees. Less coolant also means better heat transfer, which is another reason to use as little as possible. I could swear that I've seen a chart that tells the percentage of coolant vs freeze level, but now I can't find such a chart. On the manufacturers pages, they seem to want you to stay between 50 and 70 percent coolant. I never saw them recommend less than 50%, and one page even said that you needed at least 50% for corrosion protection. I could certainly run distilled water, and water wetter in the summer, and 50/50 mix in the winter, but I'd like to find one mixture that would work year round, just in case I ever manage to go more than a month or so without having to drain the water for some reason. Hey, it could happen :-) Anyway, the real question is- what is the minimum percentage of coolant that will protect down to 20 degrees, and will this provide all the corrosion protection, and lubrication that the engine needs? Thanks, Rusty (Southbound in 5 days) ------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C42558.89690F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Greetings,
 
Since I seem to = have plenty=20 of cooling capacity, I'm thinking that it may be time to add some = coolant to my=20 distilled water.  Since I live in Florida, I don't need all that = much=20 freeze protection, so I'm doing it mostly for the corrosion protection, = and pump=20 lubrication.  My goal would be to use as little coolant as = possible, to get=20 freeze protection down to maybe 20 degrees.  Less coolant also = means better=20 heat transfer, which is another reason to use as little as possible.=20
 
I could swear = that I've=20 seen a chart that tells the percentage of coolant vs freeze level, = but now=20 I can't find such a chart.  On the manufacturers pages, they seem = to=20 want you to stay between 50 and 70 percent coolant.  I = never saw=20 them recommend less than 50%, and one page even said that you needed at = least=20 50% for corrosion protection. 
 
I could = certainly run=20 distilled water, and water wetter in the summer, and 50/50 mix in the = winter,=20 but I'd like to find one mixture that would work year round, just in = case I ever=20 manage to go more than a month or so without having to drain the water = for some=20 reason.  Hey, it could happen  :-)
 
Anyway, the = real question=20 is- what is the minimum percentage of coolant that will protect down to = 20=20 degrees, and will this provide all the corrosion protection, and = lubrication=20 that the engine needs?
 
Thanks,
Rusty = (Southbound in 5=20 days)
 
 
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