I also buy the uncut stuff and use the previously empty prestone bottle, pour half of it into there, and add water to both. Now you have 2 gallons of mixed up coolant. I looked and looked to find out if prestone really was phosphate free and found that alot of the manufacturers don't really label it well at all. I just got a couple gallons of the VW stuff given to me. I jokingly said to someone that i could use about a spare 4 gallons of it..... and it showed up.
-Craig '85GL On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > At 11/8/2008 02:38 PM, Ken Wilford wrote: > >> Today all modern engines have aluminum components (heads, >> block, or both) so all antifreeze I have seen out there is compatible >> with aluminum. One of the things you still have to watch out for is >> using tap water to cut the antifreeze with. If your tap water has >> minerals, etc. this could possibly cause an issue. >> > > I buy a gallon of uncut (advertised good for all colors) and a gallon > of distilled water. I have an ice cream bucket marked at the 2 quart > mark. I measure 2qt of uncut antifreeze and pour it in a container > (empty anti freeze bottle), then I measure 2qt of distilled water and > pour that in. Cap it and write 50/50 on the outside. Now I measure > 2qt of distilled water and pour that into the remaining uncut anti > freeze, cap it and mark that bottle 50/50. > > I now have 2 gallons of measured 50/50 anti freeze (with clean water) > for less than $10. A full jug will sit upright under the back seat. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > An '84 Westy with a '93 Subaru 2.2 in Western Washington state > |
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