Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 19:14:50 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Water Wetter questions...
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Ok, that's enough. :-)
Alistair
> On Jul 12, 2015, at 7:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Autocorrect cancel: sooooo much cheaper...
>
> Jim
>
>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> And that was soon much cheaper!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:00 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> That was a cheap joke Jim. I thought you'd know better than picking the low hanging fruit.
>>>
>>> Alistair
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No wonder you get that little rainbow glimmer off the surface.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>> Soaps are surfactants, but not all surfactants are soaps.
>>>>>
>>>>> But they act like soaps, being amphiphilic. They swing both ways Jim, one end of the molecule is hydrophobic, the other end is hydrophilic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doubles their chances for a date on Saturday night.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > So, by surfactant, do you (or the manufacturer) mean "soap?" Would that do
>>>>> > the same thing?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Jim
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Basically "water Wetter" is a surfactant. Its magic is reducing the
>>>>> >> surface tension of the coolant so that it stays in contact with those hot
>>>>> >> surfaces that are much hotter than the bulk coolant temperature. It also
>>>>> >> reduces the micro boiling-vaporization that can cause all sorts of erosion
>>>>> >> damage. This can be especially beneficial in our sleeved cylinder engines.
>>>>> >> We don’t see much cylinder damage from cavitation erosion but it is very
>>>>> >> common on the head studs.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> As for effecting the sensors and the like the thermostat is still going to
>>>>> >> wait until the coolant gets hot enough for it to open. If anything the
>>>>> >> improved surface contact and better heat transfer may actually make the
>>>>> >> gauge reading higher when the coolant is saturated with heat.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Most modern coolants and anything designed for heavy duty diesels has this
>>>>> >> covered. The largest benefit is for the racing crowd running straight water.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Dennis
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>>>> >> Of Dan N
>>>>> >> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:22 PM
>>>>> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> >> Subject: Water Wetter questions...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> hi all,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I plan to add a bottle or 2 of Water Wetter to my van..
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> according to what I know (from the web)... Water Wetter helps to better
>>>>> >> dissipate heat in the cooling system...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> but... the question is...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> would Water Wetter (or any similar product) affect the Temp2 sensor
>>>>> >> reading on our vanagon...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> would our vanagon run richer or differently because it may run cooler?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> could you please give some thoughts about using this product?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> thanks
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> dan
>>>>> >>
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