[s-cars] RE: The Great Coolant Debate

[Kirby Smith]

Tim switched mine from pink to green some time ago.  For the same
reason.

kirby



"Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)" wrote:
> 
> 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.
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