- 1. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:38:24 -0400
- Sorry to hear about your wife, I know the feeling, but he wasn't 3 ft..... never mind Anyway, Why not put antifreeze in?? Water is a BIG corrosive agent. antifreeze stops most of that. Under no set o
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00750.html (10,909 bytes)
- 2. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:11:04 -0500 with any abuse report
- So I guess that my cast-iron block with aluminum head and copper pipe to the heater is not a prime candidate for distilled water? ;-) I know that some racers run straight water with RedLine water wet
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00753.html (8,363 bytes)
- 3. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:35:56 -0400
- This is supposed to work, but I have always been a bit reluctant to give it a full fledged try. Larry 50/50 AF in the Rad -- Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu System Administrator/Manager N
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00754.html (9,799 bytes)
- 4. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 09:49:21 -0700 reply-type=original
- I use distilled water and Water Wetter. The amount of metal ions that distilled water will strip off the walls of a cooling system is trivial. Since water leaves the cooling system through leaks AND
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00758.html (10,039 bytes)
- 5. RE: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:15:14 -0700
- All racers run water, they are required to, something about leaving the antifreeze on the track. I used the water wetter and I used the dish soap both had the same effect, they lowered the temp 0 Deg
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00761.html (8,787 bytes)
- 6. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:23:42 -0500
- If you are only running on the street and don't have overheating problems, you can still use anti-freeze and not need to worry about draining the system each winter (including the heater core). Strai
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00765.html (10,496 bytes)
- 7. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 21:15:38 GMT j4JLI0bd032122
- 2. if you're normal....Water Whetter, if you're Frank C. .....Joy or Ivory Liquid <VBG> 3. I've got a Datsun disc.... if I transfer loads smoothly...no clunk, if I don't....minor clunk (figure axle/
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00773.html (7,806 bytes)
- 8. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 17:19:23 EDT
- Except in the UK and the rest of Europe.
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00774.html (7,693 bytes)
- 9. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:35:58 -0500 with any abuse report
- That's right! I knew about that at one time... Not being a racer, those bits got flushed to make way for useful information. Makes sense, since antifreeze is blamed slippery stuff and poisonous to g
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00776.html (7,878 bytes)
- 10. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 22:16:21 GMT j4JMIl8c002193
- Street car, sir! :) We ass-u-me proprietary anti-corrosion/ water pump lube added to distilled water and above freezing operations. Cap'n Bob Basic Frog
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00781.html (7,735 bytes)
- 11. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 20:29:37 -0400
- Use antifreeze or some sort of corrosion inhibitor. Loose drive shaft to diff bolts (BTDT) Bum U joint (s) Worn wire wheel and/or hub -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00790.html (8,236 bytes)
- 12. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 05:33:13 EDT
- Maybe he is longer than he is tall. 8^) I just use tap water, but if you have a cheap source of distilled, like from your air conditioner or dehumidifier, probably best to use it. Also a teaspoon or
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00807.html (9,715 bytes)
- 13. Re: A couple of Midget Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 05:35:32 EDT
- Oh--an addendum to my reply--it is best to not use plain 100% water in hot or cold climates. Use about a half and half mixture of water, tap or distilled, and anti-freeze. Keeps the system cleaner an
- /html/spridgets/2005-05/msg00808.html (7,751 bytes)
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