Date:         Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:05:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Mark <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
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I read the article - 70/30 is a guess - the balls tell me at 20F it'll
freeze - so maybe I have more water than coolant.  Ah, well - I'm planning
to fix my grounding problem (i broke a grounding bolt) and try to run the
van as much as possible until Saturday rolls around...

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:17 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> I guess you didn't read the article.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael Snow
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
>
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Mark <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:
> > So here's a question - maybe an easy one... So I'm in the middle of a
> > flush-n-fill with ye olde bus.  I've probably got something like 70%
> > distilled water and 30% coolant in there at the moment (given that it's
> hard
> > to flush ALL the coolant out).  I can't drain and refill with a 50/50 mix
> > until the weekend.  But I live in Michigan and it's getting COLD!
>  Supposed
> > to get down to 20 degrees F on Friday morning.  Am I doomed?  Will the
> > water/coolant in the van freeze and cause damage? Or will it just get
> slushy
> > and I'll be o.k. until Saturday?  I tested the coolant and the floaty
> balls
> > tell me I'm good until 20 degrees F.
> >
> > I found this info and chart from the Alaska Science Forum to be kind of
> > neat.  Apparently, higher coolant mixes don't necessarily mean better
> > protection:
> >
> > http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/680.html
> >
> > thanks for you thoughts!
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> > 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)
> >
>
> Coolant is cheap.  Engines are expensive.  Drain some of your mix and
> add pure coolant until you are satisfied with the protection level.
>
> --
> Michael Snow
> 1987 Syncro TiiCo
> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
> http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
>



--
Mark
1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)