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Date:         Thu, 6 May 2010 23:35:40 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
In-Reply-To:  <4BE2A72A.4000604@comcast.net>
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On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> OK, let's think about this in a logical manner. The original 1.9l Vanagons > had plain steel pipes. The piston liners inside the engine are cast iron > with steel studs holding the heads on. Any way you look at it the van is a > multi-metal soup. >

...hence the head-corrosion problem? Anyway, good point. Problem is, who knows which antifreeze is suitable for which car? Go to an aftermarket shop and they won't have a clue. Go to the carmaker's dealer and pay through both nostrils.

I guess it doesn't really make any difference which antifreeze you use, so long as you actually use the stuff.

-- Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fan How do you pronounce JEEP in Spanish?


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