[Vwdiesel] More on radiator as a battery (weekend science thread)

[Erik Lane]

Would it transfer heat as well as water and
antifreeze? Or better, possibly? I really have no
idea. But I REALLY like the idea of having something
in the system that would keep it from corroding and
clogging up. I'll have to think about it and maybe try
it out...


--- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> So what would be wrong with using a very light oil
> as a coolant?
> It's what, double the specific heat of water?  I
> would think the galvanic
> corrosion and rad plugged with lime would be a thing
> of the past...
> Rumely Oilpull tractors used oil in place of water
> for coolant.
> Will have to try that out someday...
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of Mark Shepherd
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:14 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] More on radiator as a battery
> (weekend science
> thread)
> 
> 
> Ah! several people have pointed to the 'Evans' site
> for
> their coolant alternative. I'm not particularly
> impressed
> with the sense of  uniqueness that is portrayed by
> their
> site... All it seems to me is an Ethylene/Propylene
> Glycol
> mixture which for the NPG+ is improved by 32% on NPG
> for
> thermo-conductivity (from what initial value?)... As
> pure
> glycols are about 2/3 that of water and not much
> better than
> half the SHC of water. Does this account for the
> offer to
> sell a higher performance pump?
> 
> Anyone any thoughts of the reverse voltage idea to
> protect
> the radiator?
> 
> Miser
> 
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