david: i would go back and ask the mechanic to show you the brand actually used. silver lining is that you may help educate the mechanic, and thereby help a future vanagon customer. also, unless the work involved a really thorough flushing, you've probably got a mixture of at least two kinds of coolant in there; likely fine from the thermal standpoint, but not, long term, chemically; and even if thoroughly flushed, some old coolant will remain in/under gaskets and so on. best thing for engines is to stay with whatever chemistry was in there for the last zillion miles. my 2 cents. daniel
On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 15:52:27 +0000, David Maurio <maurio11@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >Hey list, > >Just a quick question... does the phosphate free coolant come in green? The >only reason I ask is that while my van was in the shop I specifically >requested they use phosphate free coolant and I noticed that it's filled with >the green stuff... > >Also, does anyone have any experience with Volks-Tech in Burlington, NJ? > > >thanks, >-- >David /NJ >85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix" |
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