Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:13:04 -0800
Reply-To: Chris Radcliffe <chrisr_vanagon@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From: Chris Radcliffe <chrisr_vanagon@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
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OK, it's early Friday, near enough.
Here's my "idea", take whatever pot shots you wish.
Background:
Most of us change our coolant in our Vanagons on a regular basis, call it
every N months. We drain and fill the system completely, using one of many
variations on a fundamentally convoluted process, and for most of us it
takes some prep, care and time that we might rather spend elsewise.
Idea:
Every month, simply drain out 1/Nth of the coolant from one of the drainable
spots. Replace it with a fresh 1/Nth of proper coolant/water mix. At any
given time coolant in the vehicle still has an average "life" of N months.
Of course, I'm assuming the coolant of different ages mixes perfectly. I
have no reason to believe it wouldn't. It is never perfectly new, never
completely spent. Actually, Nth interval can be multiple months, if so
desired, as long as the "averaging" process is unaffected.
What you think, eh?
Chris Radcliffe
chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
'90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: coolant IS a poison
Robert Steven Fish wrote:
> I think the point has been made, and there is probably no reason to
continue
> this thread... recycle it. If you absolutely cannot locate a place that
> will take (or are lazy and don't really care about expending the extra
> energy to do the right thing) then go ahead and pour it all over Mount
> Everest.
In some places it's tough to recycle anything that the government
doesn't require places to take.
I used to live in a small town in northern Michigan. Motor oil and car
batteries were no problem, because shops were required by law to take
them. But one day I had some lead acid gel cell batteries from a UPS,
and I couldn't find anywhere to take them. It wasn't a "car battery" so
the law didn't require anyone to take it off my hands. Similarly, it
was impossible to recycle paper there because no one could make money
off doing it.
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