Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:57:35 -0600
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
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@ JeffP
A "Dennis" response is in the Archives from Just 7Mos ago ~
http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A1=ind1607c&L=vanagon#12
On 4 Apr , 2017, at 5:19 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:
> I'm waiting to hear from Dennis. I think he's still on his original heads.
>
> Jeff
> Not original heads
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 6:15 PM, bernie <1234bjs@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> *From Go Westy*
>>
>> *Two year service (regardless of mileage):*
>> Cooling system flush
>> -Phosphate-free coolant, any brand, any color
>> -Distilled water - must be distilled
>> Brake fluid flush
>> Clutch fluid flush (manual trans only)
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 2:47 PM, John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We need facts, not opinions. I know that some of you reapir vanagon
>>> for a living. How often should I drain and flush the cooling system on
>>> my Vanagon; The last time my Vanagon saw new coolant was August 2003
>>> What would you do if you were servicing my Vanagon?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 2:23 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2 Apr , 2017, at 11:35 PM, Gene P wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If your cooling system is operating properly, you could be running
>>>>> apple juice or skim milk in it and the running temperature will be
>>>>> determined by which thermostat is installed. Exotic fluids do not
>>>>> change the setting of a thermostat.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Valid Point > To a Point ~ Let's consider this ~ If WW is able
>>>> to create a Condition that Improves Heat Transfer From Eng' Metal to
>>>> Coolant & Coolant to
>>>>
>>>> Radiator Metal & Coolant to Thermostat then the Thermostat Could
>>>> Conceivably Sense Heat Changes More Quickly & Therefore Respond More
>>>> Quickly to those
>>>>
>>>> Temp' Changes ~
>>>>
>>>> But ~ Also To Be Considered > Since Our Temp'Gauges &
>>>> Temp'Sensors Only Supply Us with the Temp' of the Coolant, We can Only
>>>> Assume that We
>>>>
>>>> know the Actual Temp' of the Eng' ~ Since We Don't have PistonTop or
>>>> Cylinder or Head Temp' Sensors, We just have to have Faith that the
>>>> Coolant is able
>>>>
>>>> to give Us & The ECU accurate info with which We & The ECU can develop
>>>> an Educated Guess as to the Actual Temp' Conditions present within the
>>>> Eng' ~
>>>> Let's Surmise ~ If WW Actually Lowers Heat Transfer, thereby
>>>> Leaving The Heat in the Eng'Metal & also Being LessAble to Transfer
>>>> the Heat that it is
>>>>
>>>> able to collect to the Temp' Sensor, It Would Appear To Us, Via the
>>>> Temp'Gauge, that WW Was Indeed Keeping the Eng' Cooler when in
>>>> Actuality it Would
>>>> Only be keeping the Coolant Cooler ~
>>>>
>>>> Yet Another Thing to Consider > The ECU makes Its Educated
>>>> Guesses as to the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber, in
>>>> part, from Temp'
>>>>
>>>> Info It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter the
>>>> Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp' Info
>>>> Could Indicate to
>>>>
>>>> the ECU that the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber Are Not
>>>> What They Actually Are ~ That Could Get Confusing to the ECU if
>>>> Coolant Temp
>>>>
>>>> was Telling it it Needed to Go Rich & The O2Snsr was Telling it it
>>>> Needed to go Lean (or VisaVersa) ~
>>>> There is a Bit More Info & Ideas about WW in the Archives @
>>>> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A1=ind1607c&L=vanagon#12
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ORR ~ DeanB
>>>>
>>>
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