agreed on what likely went on with the guys van and seeping of extra cold rubber outer gaskets. 'canadian mix' ? .. stronger than 50/50 I imagine. New term to me. 50-50 protects to 32 below . I've never had seeping water gaskets in cold temps on any of my wbrx engines. heard about it a lot though. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: >> never had the problem myself. >> 50-50 mixture is so easy to have in there. >> For most people if it's even 'sorta close' it's adequate. >> >> and since it should be in there year-round .. >> it sure 'should' be in all cars, no excuse not too really. > > Well, the original poster's engine or other components likely did not > freeze, but the engine probably experienced the too frequent leaking from > the heads in cold weather that our vans are known for. But, he reported > that the temperature was -25 F. Slightly too dilute a mixture, and > microclimate variability in temperature, and freezing could be a > possibility for any vehicle. If I lived in a climate where -25 was a > possibility, I'd run Canadian mix rather than U.S. At least I think I > would. Back when I was a kid, in Dallas, in my family we ran 50:50 at a > time when it was not yet the common recommendation. Some folks still ran > denatured alcohol in car engines in winter at that time, and others > drained the radiator and block on cold nights. I knew more than one > person whose car block froze. My father thought that was simple > carelessness, and we ran 50:50 ethylene glycol. > > mcneely |
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