Re: Watter Wetter

[raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)]

Dan,

>      Actually, it is not worth it.  I asked my mechanic about it and he told m
>e something that makes a lot of sence and I totally forgot about it.  He told m
>e that the car's cooling system is electronically controlled to keep it below a
>certian temp, and the fan speed is based on this, so in our cars it really does
>n't make a difference.  The car is going to keep in the same emp range no matte
>r what unless you mess with the computers and electronics of the cooling system
>and I ain't about to do that.
>
>                                                               Later,
>                                                               Dan

What he told you is true so long as your cooling system has enough cooling
capacity for the circumstances.  Water wetter is supposed to improve the
cooling capacity, so it may make sense in a car which always runs too hot
(maybe a race car?).  Since my Mini, after the fender with the rad under it
got crunched (now we're going back a bit, here) I've never had a car with
that problem, so personally I wouldn't bother.

Richard Funnell,
San Jose, California
'83 urQ
'87 560 SL