[Mg-t] Overheating

[MARK SHERMAN]

Is it approved for racing?  Most race tracks I know require water as the
coolant.

Mark Sherman

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:00 PM, spook01 at comcast.net
<spook01 at comcast.net>wrote:

> 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!
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> ----- 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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Mark Sherman