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Waterless coolant
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 08:19
by Theolegit
What's people's thoughts on this?
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 09:40
by Ralf85
What are you talking about.

Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 09:47
by 1664
Air?
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 10:11
by T3luestar
Think their on about this stuff.......
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Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 14:15
by AdrianC
Theolegit wrote:What's people's thoughts on this?
Expensive and unnecessary.
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 08 Dec 2013, 12:56
by Theolegit
Is it expensive though? Never need replacing, no pressure on hoses, never needs anti freeze no corrosion!
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 08 Dec 2013, 13:05
by AdrianC
Theolegit wrote:Is it expensive though?
<quick google>
£30 for 2 litres. 17 litres needed. So that's £255 for a fill.
Never need replacing
Until it falls out on the road...
no pressure on hoses
There's going to be the exact same pressure in the system as with any other coolant - the dalek cap sets that.
never needs anti freeze
A saving of ~£30 for enough off-brand red coolant for a change... So that's nearly nine changes to break even. Even if you stick with a two-year change interval...
no corrosion!
No corrosion coming from the inside, sure. Not that there is anyway if the coolant's maintained properly. When we got our van, the big elbow pipe was just about to rot through - from the outside. Inside, it was perfect. Rad fins rot off from outside. Assuming you don't have something else - mebbe the coolant tower's plastic welds - let go.
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 08 Dec 2013, 21:22
by fazzer
ive used this on a few hotrods,think the idea was that putting a big motor into a small car ie v8 into a ford 100e,the engine gets very hot in a small space, this coolant i believe doesnt boil as quick or get as hot as water..
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 16:59
by toomanytoys
Yes.. it has a much higher boiling point therefore does not expand therefore the cooling system pressures are much lower..
in fact IIRC some years ago I read that a similar product needed no pressure cap.. just vented to a tank to prevent spillage..
Re: Waterless coolant
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 20:06
by itchyfeet
Some more comments here
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/water ... 76933.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;