[Shotimes] Frequency of changing coolant in southern states.

[Carl Prochilo]

I haven't kept up with your situation, or should I ask?  Whatever it is it
doesn't sound good.  :O
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Tue, July 6, 2004 3:31 pm, kerbyh@netzero.net said:
> Remember folks, Anti-Freeze isn't just for cold weather anymore!
>
> It serves as a lubricant for the water pump, and keeps the water at an
> acceptable pH.  That last part is important for all of us with aluminum
> parts.  As well as raising the boiling point and lowering the freezing
> point of the water.
>
> Lately, mine gets changed when I change engines, so the length of time
> hasn't been a problem...
>
> Kerby
>
> -- "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> wow, that's a lot of miles.
>
> Actually my SHO has not been driven very much since I mostly worked out of
> my house.  Sometimes I would go 3 days without driving.  However lately
> I'm driving 40 miles per day.  For whatever reason I don't look at the
> coolant the same way I look at oil or even tranny fluid, which I know is
> wrong.  I just have a feeling that if I start looking at this more closely
> and use the appearance of the fluid as an indicator of need to change,
> then I will be doing this very often.
>
> We still have a lot of summer left here so it will be interesting to see
> if cooling performance is improved.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Tue, July 6, 2004 2:15 pm, George Fourchy said:
>> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:09:07 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Carl Prochilo
>> wrote:
>>
>>>What is the general rule of thumb on this?  The coolant in my SHO is
>>> less
>>>than 2 years old but is looking crappy so I'm going to flush and
>>> replace.
>>
>> Standard dealer recommendations is two years.
>>
>> I leave it in as long as it looks clear.   Lowrider has had the same
>> fill
>> for 4 or 5
>> years, since the radiator was changed.  With it sitting a year, the
>> fuzzies have
>> plugged the radiator again, so it gets another one and a new fill.
>>
>> If I drive the car every day as far as I do, about 120 miles, I just
>> make
>> sure it is
>> full until it gets dirty, then I change it.
>>
>> George
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