Dexcool class action suit

Peter Golledge petergg at dimensional.com
Fri May 6 00:27:09 EDT 2005


Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> The concentration increases over time because the water evaporates, 
>> and the problem is compounded because people add more coolant, not 
>> more water. 
>
>
> How does the water get out of the sealed, pressurized cooling system?
>
I did run Dex in a couple of Type 44 cars... it did seem to "wick" 
through Rad hoses... I would see coolant appear in the fibres visible at 
the end of hoses.  Really odd stuff.   I gave up and went to a 
Propolyene Glycol based coolant a while back... no more wicking.


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