Date:         Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:46:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Helpful heat hint..water-wetter
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the reminder on this Don. I might just try it after my next
flush. My coolant temps are mainly under control, but my oil still climbs a
bit higher than I'd like. I used to see 275F+ oil temps over mountain
passes, but since installing a V6 TDI oil cooler, I haven't seen above 260F,
even pushing it hard on this last trip. But I can tell the engine is hotter
than it likes as I start to lose power. Coolant temps never went above 3/4
on the gauge.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>  Last week there was a thread on temperature going up/oil pressure going
> down and oil coolers, etc.  I recall no one mentioned the Redline
> Water-wetter product to help with more effective heat transfer.  It does do
> that.
>
>  It is widely used in racecars.  I used it in mine and found it lowered my
> coolant temperature by about 10-15% when running flat out and really taxing
> the cooling capacity of the system in my car, especially during the Nevada
> Open Highway events.  For some hot summer events where our target average
> spee  d was 175mph for a hundred mile course, we encountered  taxing loads
> on the drive train of the 928gt, probably similar to a Vanagon climbing a
> long grade or fighting a headwind.  When the thermostat is wide open and
> the
> temperature still climbs higher than you might want, Water Wetter in your
> cooling system will cool your internals more effectively.  I observed this
> when running flat-out in the high desert, climbing 10, 20 even 40 mile
> grades at very close to full throttle and right at the edge of
> overheating..
>
>  Google around to find it.  Worthwhile if you need more effective cooling.
> It works by somehow reducing the surface tension of the water in the system
> and making it contact and transfer heat  better, I am told.
>



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Shawn Wright