[s-cars] RE: The Great Coolant Debate

[Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)]

Evan unknowingly cooled:

<<<Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:45:54 -0400
From: "evan at relivmaine.com" <evan at relivmaine.com>
Subject: [s-cars] The Great Coolant Debate

S-Heads,

Just purchased my UrS6 in April and was showing it off to a fellow S-Head. 
As we were looking under the hood, he turned to me with a horrified look
and scolded me for having "green" coolant in my car.  "It's got to be the
red stuff, get that stuff out of there ASAP!">>>



As I mentioned to Evan off-list yesterday, I had recently flushed out the
green stuff that came in my car with the correct blue.  Only to have my head
gasket done @ NEA last week, and when I popped the hood I couldn't help but
notice the NEON GREEN overflow.  I ever-so-humbly questioned Tim on it, to
which he replied, "Dextron (or whatever it's called) is better than any of
that other crap, I've had more water pumps, etc. get eaten with blue or pink
than with the green".

I wasn't about to question his infinite wisdom further.  Esp. after doing
such great work to my car.

So, YMMV, but until my waterpump comes out in 20-30k for a tbelt change, I'm
running green I guess.

-Paul what do I know K.