Date:         Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:55:48 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
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But is the metal, it encounters, a salt???


>Using distilled water seems kind of silly. It would be contaminated by
>metal as soon as you put it in the system.
>
>Mike
>JMO
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Smith" <TSmith5041@aol.com>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 7:29 PM
>Subject: Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
>
>
> > Somewhere on a web site I once read that a 50/50 mix of coolant works
>better
> > at removing heat from your engine and has a higher boiling point than
>either
> > component by its self. Wish I could find it again.
> > Speaking of websites, for those seeking info on a/c conversion please
>check
> > www.epa.gov and type r-12 into the search. Select R-134a conversion from
>the
> > options. Lots of good info.
> >
> > Tom Smith
> > 83.5 Westie
> > Charlotte, NC
> >

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