On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, John Rodgers wrote: > Some people go with the blue stuff from VW. If they made it and spec it > for the engine how can you go wrong? Right? Well, don'no, but the > premise is good. I use the orange stuff in my 88 WBX. Put it in after a > rebuild. Absolutely must change it and flush every two years. The > composition changes as it ages - Texaco Haveline Dex-Cool is the brand > name. No phosphate issues, and bio-degradable - BUT, like I said - drain > and flush every two years or there is trouble. Also, I've heard the orange stuff should *not* be used in anything with a copper/brass radiator, because it corrodes the solder. Not a problem for most Vanagons, but I know that there are some aftermarket copper radiators kicking around, so... This is probably why GM forbids using the orange stuff in any of their cars that originally came with green coolant. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be." |
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