Date:         Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:27:48 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
Comments: To: belanger@FLUID.COM
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Why not just fix the leaking heads and cylinder seals?
Seems that it is going be necessary since it already is necessary.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:23:21 -0800 Mark Belanger <belanger@FLUID.COM>
writes:
> Chris Radcliffe wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Funny, but that's exactly the way you take care of fish tanks.
> Change
> X% of the water Y times a month.  With my lack of skills X almost
> always
> equaled 100 and Y was close to 30.
>
> Seriously, when the tank ran well, that technique would keep one
> fresh
> and healthy for years.  Of course, we did have additional filters
> workin' on the water as well, though.
>
> Interesting idea...
>
>
> -MB
> --
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Mark Belanger - belanger@fluid.com
>
>

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