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Re: [Healeys] Semantic Battles over Silly Things

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Semantic Battles over Silly Things
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:17:22 -0700
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re: "I stand by my comment that antifreeze and coolant are the same thing."

So, if you run pure water--an effective coolant, we all seem to agree--in your 
cooling system then water is antifreeze?

Dang, why have I been paying $15/gal for Prestone?

Bob


On 6/13/2013 8:15 PM, Richard Ewald wrote:
> Gary,
> As a professional in the automotive repair business for the last 46 years
> (as of August) I love people that argue that I don't know what I am talking
> about.  OK, I'll play.
> That R&T definition was out of date as of 2000, and oh by the way what the
> hell is glycolo?  The word is glycol.
> There are several different types of antifreeze on the market.  The stuff
> GM uses is not the same as what Ford uses or Chrysler, or Mercedes for that
> matter.  Their definition mentions none of that.  Here is a fairly simple
> explanation of some of the different types of coolant on the market today. *
> http://tinyurl.com/mzu2usu*
> As far as who sez
> Well there are these guys: *http://tinyurl.com/kc2zkrt
> *
> *Or maybe you have heard of this family: **
> http://tinyurl.com/or-this-family-business
> *
> *These guys are tight with Ferrari I hear: **http://tinyurl.com/kuh9te9
> *
> *Here is another small company you might have heard of:  **
> http://tinyurl.com/mx6cbyc*
> Oh look a 3 pointed star:  *http://tinyurl.com/mlj9f46*
> I can keep this up all night.  Googling antifreeze/coolant brings up
> 848,000 hits and who knows how many pictures.
> I stand by my comment that antifreeze and coolant are the same thing.
> the ball is now in  your side of the court.
> Rick
>
>
>


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