Sorry guy, but I have to disagree, that "green is bad" ....better do some homework, it has nothing to do with the anti-frezze. The problem is the water that you add to it. Check the archieves. ERic
Mark Seifert wrote: > flush that green stuff out of there. if you dont want to buy the blue > kind, > you can just use dex-cool (orange or red) but it's expensive too. the > previous owner of my vanagon used green and when i pulled the heads off, > there was extreme pitting on the surface, and the pipes on the sides > of the > heads had holes through them. green is bad. > > >> From: Scott Charles <ve7fyc@SHAW.CA> >> Reply-To: Scott Charles <ve7fyc@SHAW.CA> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Phosphate free anti-freeze. >> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:51:32 -0700 >> >> Does any one know if ALL METALS anti-freeze ( i.e. Prestone )can be used >> instead of the Phosphate free stuff Volkswagon sells. >> My Westy ( 84's ) Vanagon has typical green anti-freeze instead of >> the blue stuff VW sells. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> ve7fyc@shaw.ca > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Persistent heartburn? Check out Digestive Health & Wellness for > information > and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp > > |
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