Neil,
Put it this way, they say Dexcool (red) you can feed to your pet (wont
harm) But I have not tested this theory on my dog but hey maybe the
neiborghs, ethylene glycol (green) you cant. But the green is better for
your vehicle as far as Im concerned.
Jonathan
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
>List;
>
>I hate to be a total dummy but I'll ask anyway--- what IS Dexcool? Propylene
>glycol? I take it that it isn't the garden- variety ethylene glycol that's
>been around for 70 years or so. Can somebody enlighten me?
>
>Regards, Neil Wondering in Tucson, AZ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan A. Savage Jr [mailto:basavage@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 1:14 PM
>To: List Land Speed
>Subject: Heater Core + Dexcool "fine print" + Honda
>
>
>List,
>
>I don't know much about the subject but here's what I see.
>
>Honda specifies and markets a coolant that > may < be similar to Dexcool.
>Honda prohibits the use of a coolant that has silicates, phosphates and
>borate's in the additive package. They specify an initial change at 105,000
>and every 60,000 after that. The Honda stuff is pre-mixed at 50/50.
>That sounds to me like it is very, very sensitive to contamination which
>would go along with Louise's experience.
>
>Is it possible that Honda uses a different additive package?
>How about the Prestone version of Dexcool, is it different?
>
>Thanks everybody, I'm going to pick up a jug of coolant at Honda today
>and make sure I keep the tank as full as it will stand.
>One more thing for what it's worth, the Honda shop manual does not
>recommend any flushing when changing the coolant, just drain and
>refill (contamination?).
>
>Thanks for the education, as usual this list is like a post graduate
>seminar,
>Bryan
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