[Mg-t] Overheating

[spook01@comcast.net]

Yeah, sorry.   It's called Evans waterless coolant. Apparently developed for the trucking industry.  You have to get ALL the water out, and it isn't cheap, but it works and lasts!

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Charlie Baldwin" <mgcharlie at comcast.net>
Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2011 09:34
Subject: [Mg-t] Overheating
To: 
Cc: "MG" <mg-t at autox.team.net>


R,
Can you elaborate with a product name and where it can be purchased?
Charlie

PS Isn't there any more wisdom from the list to help Stu out?

On 3/10/2011 10:23 AM, spook01 at comcast.net wrote:
> Guys,
> You might want to try the waterless coolant, racing version.
> Boils at over 300f.
> I have it in all the cars, as well as the diesel tow truck.
> R
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Stuart Keen" <simbafish at comcast.net>
> Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 21:34
> Subject: [Mg-t] Overheating
> To: "Charlie Baldwin" <mgcharlie at comcast.net>, "MG" <mg-t at autox.team.net>
>
> Hi Charlie,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Here are some answers to your questions.
>
> 1) I use Water Wetter WITH anti-freeze. I have read all versions of
> reports/comments whether the combination is good, whether one should 
> be used
> instead of the other, etc. Even the manufacturer only says they can be 
> used
> together but not if this is a good idea or not.
>
> 2) The radiator was boiled out 65,920 miles or 9 years ago. How often 
> should
> this be done?
>
> 3) How would I know visually if the radiator has been recored. 
> Certainly was
> not done by me in the last 11 years of ownership, but the previous 
> owner may
> have done so when doing an off frame restoration. He was a machinist and
> professional Triumph racer at Indianapolis. I have his shoe box of all
> receipts for parts and labor and find no mention of recoring.
>
> 4) Opening the slats would be a great idea but I am afraid it would crack
> the lacquer acrylic paint. I have very little for touching up.
>
> 5) Once I tried making a fan shroud to capture as much air as possible. I
> thought it too precarious  to install, with the fan blade whirling around,
> for more than just a test. The short test did not indicate it would be
> beneficial, but this test may not have been adequate to evaluate.
>
> 5) I did install a heater. I suppose I could dissipate the heat by running
> the heater in the desert (at my great discomfort). Talk about a sauna.
>
> Stu
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