coolant

[Todd Young]

Uhm, I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the 50/50 mix of coolant to
H2O is ideal not just for subzero temps, but also for very high temps.
I've got a coolant tester that reads the protection for both cold and
hot, and both ranges max out as the percentage of coolant reaches 50%.

If you don't believe me, this summer, drain and flush your system and
then put in ONLY water. Your engine temps will NOT stay within the norm.
I'm pretty sure the best mix, hot or cold, is 50/50.

George Selby wrote:
> I used to think this way, too, until earlier this year.  I live in Eastern
> NC, it it very rarely drops below 25 degrees (F) here, and it has never
> gotten below 15 degrees that I can remember.  So I add a minimal amount of
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> Another reason you may wish to consider the 50/50 mix all the time:  you
> never know when you might have to leave your local environs and go at a
> moments notice to a significantly colder/warmer location.  This is more of
> a problem in North America than in most markets, as we have greatly varied
> climatic conditions, and the roads to take us to them at a whim.
>
> George Selby
> gselby4x4 at earthlink.net
>
>

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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076