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Re: Coolants

To: Allan Connell <alcon@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Coolants
From: Doug Mallory <rdmallory@earthling.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 07:17:56 -0400
Correct But........

I race a my Tiger and plain water will boil over at 145 degrees with just water
wetter and with 55% "antifreeze" you are good to about 165. This is with a 12#
cap. Water Wetter taste better coming in the window though...


Allan Connell wrote:

> Brian,
>
> OK, I will probably get shot down here......if not that I will at least show
> my age.
>
> It's a marketing think, really.
>
> To my limited knowledge, ethylene glycol was originally developed as an
> "antifreeze" additive.  Years ago, we used to call it just plane
> "antifreeze,"  Especially when I was going to high school in good old
> Wheaton, Ill., just outside of Chicago.  And believe you me, we needed
> antifreeze out there.
>
> As most car owners are basically lazy, they did not remove, flush and
> replace the "antifreeze" when the seasons changed....for instance: in
> summer, going back to straight water.  With this stroke of pure dumb luck,
> some customers noted that they thought their cars ran cooler with this new
> additive in non-winter months.
>
> With this, the wizards added some anti-corrosive ingredients to the product
> to further enhance the global acceptance of this marvelous product.
>
> Bottom line, good old water (plain, by itself,) probably makes for as good
> or better transfer of heat.
>
> Let the flames begin.  But I remember it folks as antifreeze.  It's a
> marketing thing....you know, expanding the market segments??
>
> Regards,
>
> Allan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Brian E. Farkas
> Sent:   Tuesday, September 22, 1998 8:11 PM
> To:     tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject:        Re: Coolants
>
> All this talk about various types of coolant and their potential
> effectiveness...
>
> I would imagine that someone in the group might be able to shed some light
> on the role of the coolant (in theoritical terms - we all know that it
> should cool the engine!). Allan, Bob, Joe? What I'm getting at is that the
> coolant properties of interest are its boiling point and its heat capacity
> (that is, its ability to "carry" heat). Does the orange stuff have a better
> heat capacity than others? What other properties do we need to consider?
>
> So enough ramble, anyone care to pitch in?
>
> Brian


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