Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:25:21 -0700
Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
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From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Coolant recommendations
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I have used different brand coolant system sealers and conditioners along with coolant flushes every two years for my van with wbx engines for 7 years now.
I have had one water pump wear out in 5 vans.
It started weeping so I changed it.
I am down to just two vans with the stock wbx and they both are over 100k, 161k & 178k with original vw heads still on there first seal.
My Subie vans all get the same, DexCool and a wetter/sealant.
I had Evans coolant in one SVX Syncro for about 4 months, it ran very cool. Flushed it throughly and put Dex back in and it runs normal temp.
Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: Your water pump lasted that long? Aren’t you lucky?
Dennis
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dylan friedman
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Coolant recommendations
I have well over 100k miles total on DexCool orange without any issues.
dylan
John Meeks wrote: On 10/6/07, Benny boy wrote:
> 2002, heads done at the dealer, 2 new/rebuilt head from VW.
> Coolant was the VW stuff PF. 4 years later i had to do the heads back,
the
> customer had coolant change every 2 years at the dealer and asked for PF
> coolant. The scelant use on the head is unknown to me but look like the
OEM
> VW prouct.
>
> The heads had one of the worse pitting i have seen.
>
> So you make your own conclusion about coolant quality VS that bad head
design.
>
> I use Prestone and hope for the best.
>
> Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/
>
Thank you Ben !! Finally someone has used the "P" word. You are
after all "The Corrupter"
I' m sure the Prestone formulation has evolved over the years to
comply with manufacturing changes in the auto industry. Aluminum is
common now in engines and radiators and the green stuff is advertised
as SAFE for aluminum.
I've used it for most of my '91 2.1 WBX's 200,000 mile life and have
no leaks or other coolant issues.
--
John Meeks
Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
'91 Multivan, '85 GL
Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN
