Hi Chris, I used to use the Sierra, but heard it was just as bad as regular green stuff - expands too much or something like that. Now I use VW blue. Seems to work just fine. I personally wouldn't want to risk corroding the heads with the regular green stuff. Peace, Marla '87 Westy Van "Morrison"
>From: populuxe <populuxe@EXECPC.COM> >Reply-To: populuxe <populuxe@EXECPC.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: coolant type--i give up >Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:15:20 -0600 > >simple question: >what type of coolant should be in my van? > >now it becomes not so simple. >if it should be the orange(dex-cool type), what was in use before this? > >have 90 vanagon mv for 9 months. >has the green gatorade stuff for coolant. >stopped at the vw dealer to get whatever that stuff is--because the van >has been serviced there since day-one. >shop guy says: just use prestone(he's been there for long time and knows >vanagons. > (shock) i say: what about the phosphate issue? >shop guy: it's been reformulated since '93. that's what larry(p.o.) has >had in it and type we've used for the last 12 years. >me: da > >i have been researching. >don't know if the info out there is up to date. >prestone has a website. it's interesting. >have read the threads on westfalia.org > >i would like to know what the flavor of the week is. >if there's been green stuff in my van for 12 years and it's got 145k on >it, what does this mean? >i did have some dreaded dripping month ago. has gone away(bar's leak >@$2.59). > >thank you in advance, >chris c
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