At 04:01 PM 6/4/2004 -0400, Aeseeyou@aol.com wrote:
>Albert C. Escalante-1978 MGB w/o any thing but plain water in all his cars
>radiators
>aeseeyou@aol.com
Whether you do not like ethylene glycol vs. propylene glycol, the worst
thing you can do is use plain water in your car. If you are fortunate
enough to live in an area where it doesn't get below freezing outside, then
you don't need the glycol for its anti-freeze properties. But you do need
other key properties of anti-freeze to protect your radiator and engine
from rust, water deposits, and/or corrosion. I could go into more details
of the chemistry of water quality in reference to those problems. Granted
ethylene glycol can be toxic and it does not readily breakdown, it or
propylene glycol is essential in the maintenance of the coolant system,
particularly the radiator. Such problems won't happen right away but rather
over a longer period of time, kind of like valves and unleaded gas. Not
fatal but the period of service will be reduced.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
|