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Date:         Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:35:18 -0700
Reply-To:     dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <zly8d1xf.fsf@cs.indiana.edu>
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DexCool is the only other than VW blue coolant that I have used on 5 vans stock and converted with well over 100k miles documented without any cooling system issues.


df


Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> wrote: Michael Elliott  writes:


> Thanks guys. Nice to hear that I have not set off some irreversible
> chemical reaction which will result in all the coolant hardening
> into Jello or precipitating out some corrosive chemical with that
> ill-considered splash of OAT antifreeze.


I personally would not use Dex Cool (a/k/a Death Cool) based on all
the horror stories I've heard, and my own experience using it in a '91
Jetta.


No reason to panic, but maybe accelerate your next change interval to
the nearest convenient time.


Allan
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