antifreeze for type44

[Joshua Van Tol]

>there are all kinds of antifreeze out there that are s'posed to be 
>for our Audi's, like blue, pink, even orange now...I flushed my 
>system this summer and replaced the green stuff w/ pink Pentosin 
>from Blau. I back flushed the radiator and block very thoroughly. 
>But then my radiator fan started doing weird things. It would run 
>constantly w/ the engine off or on, which would make the engine run 
>too cold on the highway. I did some investigating and the wiring 
>turned out to be perfect, so I figured it was the sensor for the 
>rad. fan. When you disconnected the harness from the sensor the fan 
>turned off, so it must have been in the sensor. So I think the stuff 
>I put in affected the sensor. What do you guys think? What 
>antifreeze is good for stock audi radiators? Thanks.
>
>-ameer
>'84 5kT

Coincidence. The sensor is totally sealed off from the coolant.
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Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com