[Shotimes] Frequency of changing coolant in southern states.

[Paul L Fisher]

I agree. There are some test strips you can buy that will tell you when to
change the coolant. Between them and a hydrometer, that should tell you
everything you need to know.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of kerbyh@netzero.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:31 PM
To: gr8sho@adelphia.net
Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Frequency of changing coolant in southern states.

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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