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Re: coolant and a heads up

To: "MG-BBS" <mgs@autox.team.net>, "Paul Root" <proot@iaces.com>
Subject: Re: coolant and a heads up
From: "Mike Janacek" <mjanacek@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:36:33 -0400
Thanks Paul. Very informative atricle.
BTW, is anyone aware that Walmart, and I presume others, now carries
Prestone pre-diluted (trade name Quickfill) to a 50/50 mix. And that it is
about $.80 cheaper than the normal stuff. What's wrong with THIS picture?

Mike
'79B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Root" <proot@iaces.com>
To: "Paul Root" <proot@iaces.com>
Cc: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: coolant


> Found it. June and July's Patrick Bedard articles:
>
>
<http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/columns/2002/june/200206_column
s_bedard.xml>
>
<http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/columns/2002/july/200207_column
s_bedard.xml>
>
>
> Paul Root wrote:
> > The pair of articles in Car & Driver (I think?) a few months back
> > that someone posted links to (Barney? or maybe Max?) says no, don't use
> > orange.
> >
> > The best stuff to use for old cars like ours, according to the Zerex guy
> > in the article was, surprise, Zerex, but a special one. Something like
> > Z06 or something. I don't remember now. I looked for it at 3 or 4
> > places, no luck.
> >
> > Anyway, search the articles from a month or so ago about overheating.
> > Or see if you can find something on caranddriver.com. I couldn't in
> > 2 minutes, but that doesn't mean anythig.
> >
> > MonteMorris wrote:
> >
> >>Can we use the "orange" type antifreeze in our MGs or just the "green"
type?
> >>What's the difference; they both say ethylene glycol on them?
> >>Monte

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