Date:         Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:17:59 -0700
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      it will actually freeze
Comments: cc: mst@AK.NET
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Date:    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:45:31 -0700
Mark,
     What in god's name have you been smokin.
Perhaps you have been inhaling too much of that half
and half.   Only reason not to use full strength is
that it's heat capacity is lower and boiling point is
lower.   Alcohol freezes at a much lower temperature
than water.   Ethylene gycol is an alcohol.   Water
absorbs more heat per gram than alcohol but it freezes
at 0 centigrade.   Take a cup of antifreeze and put it
in your freezer.   Maybe at minus 70 you will see
ethylene glycol freeze.   gary
From:    Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: water pump R&R

Another reason to NOT use straight antifreeze, it will
actually freeze
in cold temperatures. The automobile and antifreeze
manufacturers know
what they are doing on this one. If you want to limit
the corrosion mix
your antifreeze with distilled water, but add water,
do not use it
straight.

Mark in AK


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