[urq] Looking for a Thermostat...

[Todd Phenneger]

If you did a full coolant flush then technically Prestone is fine.  I ran "Green stuff" for many years in my 10vt.  The Pentosin Blue fluid isn't that expensive in the grand scheme of car maintenance so I've started running it now just because I'm anal.

After the Green stuff on my 10vt I started running the Peak "World" coolant or something like that.  It appears to be a Dexcool derivative (IE... Similar to the Audi Pink) but it claims to be fully compatible with both.  In fact it says its compatible with all coolants.  I ran it in Central America because A) Suprisingly I cold find it there  b) You never know where you'll have an issue and I wanted flexibility.  At the time of leaving the car there I had no issues with coolant gelling or anything of the sort and I had run it there with Green and Peak World mixed.

Again though, If you flushed your system well, IMHO Prestone will be fine.

HTH
Todd

--- On Tue, 6/8/10, JP Chaplen <quattrodude at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: JP Chaplen <quattrodude at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Looking for a Thermostat...
> To: "Patrick Carlier" <p.carlier at pandora.be>
> Cc: "urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 2:41 PM
> 
> 
> Well i replaced the stock one with the 80c one when i did
> all my rebuilding, I just always thought and felt these cars
> ran hot, but hearing what everyone is saying, I will listen
> to all of you and just stick with the 80c. 
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> 
> I have a both the stock radiator and the aux. one as well,
> they are both in near mint shape and do disapate heat pretty
> good, but i do notice that even on the boost or some
> spirited driving the oil temp does start to rise...What is
> considered hot for oil? i have no clue, I dont think i have
> ever reached over 120-130? and the norm for cruising around
> i think is about 95-105 ish. At least according to the gage.
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> 
> I had thought about buying the huge double capacity
> radiator from 034, but i was trying to retain as much stock
> as i could within reason. (at least until i grenade the
> engine - then i'll stick a AMG 5.5 supercharged in there
> JK!!!! - ) I do like the idea of having extra cooling
> capacity, that cannot be a bad thing of these cars right? 
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> 
> I can see that having a cooler radiator switch would be a
> good way to go and cheap. Maybe i'll invest in that first -
> see how that goes. 
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> 
> Has anyone put either puller or pusher fans on their oil
> coolers? Again i was trying to keep things stock. Maybe i
> could be like some of the jap cars and just run around with
> no hood? (or is that American muscle cars?) 
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> PS - using Prestone - premixed - is that ok? or someone
> having uber better? 
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> Thanks again! 
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> 
> JP 
>