Re: Antifreeze question

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

I never really used the Autobahn antifreeze on the 85' 5000s that I used 
to own. I used both Zerex, Preston and even on one occasion Texaco 
antifreeze. I sold my car last year with 125,000 miles on it to my 
mechanic. I did have two radiators in the 67,000 miles of ownership on it 
but both occasion was due to cracked plastic side tanks and return pipes, 
nothing to do with dissolving aluminum parts! ;) I finally gone to an all 
brass radiator just before I sold it. If it really bugs you then it is 
not that hard to drain it and refill with new phosphate-free coolant.

I think you should probably find the cause of the coolant lost to 
avoiding overheating. 

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Preston Brown wrote:

> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:41:15 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Preston Brown <pbrown@econ.yale.edu>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Antifreeze question
> 
> My girlfriend was driving my 86 5KCST today, and the coolant level light
> came on.  Not knowing better, she topped up the antifreeze reservoir with
> 'Peak', which I believe has phospates in it, correct?  She only used about
> a 1/4 of the bottle, but... should we have the coolant system drained and
> refilled with phosphate free stuff?  What danger am I in if I don't (i.e.
> hole in radiator in 6 months, etc...)
> 
> ---
>  -Preston Brown
>   preston.brown@yale.edu
> 
>