Has anyone on the list tried the product Water Wetter, sold by Moss and
others, which claims to reduce temperatures by 10 degrees or more?
Scott Christie
Series 3 Alpine Registry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHUCK NICODEMUS
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 1997 3:42 PM
> To: William Lewis
> Cc: alpine newsgroup
> Subject: Re: overheating
>
> William Lewis wrote:
> >
> > I am now as cool as a cucumber...as long as I keep moving. The quad
> core
> > radiator I put in last night seems to have solved some of my
> problems. It
> > is over 90 degrees here in the valley and my car is staying under
> 170
> > degrees on the freeway. However, sitting in parking lots idling is
> still
> > a problem. I am going to install a shroud this weekend and see how
> much
> > that helps before adding more fans. Does anyone know if the water
> temp in
> > the header tank on a series II car reflect the water temp going past
> the
> > sending unit? I put a thermometer in my header tank and it read
> ~180 when
> > the gauge said ~160. It is possible that my gauge or sending unit
> are not
> > reading correctly and that may explain why my car seem to be boiling
> when
> > the gauge only read 190.
> >
> > Bill Lewis
> > Cooler Series II, but not yet cool enough
>
> Bill , what percentage of anti-freeze or coolant are you running to
> water amount?? I understand (and here comes a 45 page reply) that
> certain ratios may either enhance cooling or reduce cooling effects of
> that given percentages??
> Just a thought, Dick ? Tony? Jarrid? any one?
> chuck
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