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Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:56:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPMEAKDNAA.jeff@tssgi.com>
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Not that i care much about coolant but i bought Pentosyn for my friend that was pink in color and thought that was the only odd color coolant... add pink to your list! Leon 85 Subwagen Still using ordinary green coolant

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:00:22 -0700, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote:

> Here's another twist for the coolant discussion. > > I've started using the factory Mercedes Benz coolant in my WBX'ers... and > it's pale yellow. So now you have blue, green, orange and yellow. > > BTW: I use the MB stuff because it meets or exceeds the VW requirements > and > it's only $7 a gallon. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Doktor Tim > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 3:31 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction > > > Don't let the blue fool you. Is it ethylene glycol??? Is it non- > phosphate?? > If yes to both, it meets spec. If not, it doesn't. All the VW blue is > manufactured by BASF Germany. I have never heard of any other > manufacturer, > so check the details on the Pentosin to be sure. Otherwise, the new GM > Spec > manufactured by all the majors does meet the non-phosphate e-glycol spec, > but it's orange. > > At 12:58 PM 10/16/2003, you wrote: >> So, imagine my surprise when he replied, when i asked about a coolant >> flush, that he never uses Pentosin Blue and advised against it. He says >> he has had bad experiences with folks vans who used the blue stuff. >> >> Being a man of few words he didn't go into detail on what those bad >> experiences were. > > Get the details, specifics. > >> Anybody out there know of any reason not to use the blue stuff? > > Verify the ingredients on the back of the bottle. If no phosphates are > shown and it is e-glycol, it meets spec. If not, don't use it. > >

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