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Date:         Wed, 5 Apr 2017 20:36:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Roman Haag <romanhaag@YMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roman Haag <romanhaag@YMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anti-Freeze Change Interval > Was opinions
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <olrivrrat@COMCAST.NET>
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Wow. I didn't know this. Distilled huh. Looks like I'll be flushing mine again soon. I suspect that its not even phosphate free. Why is it that Phosphate free is required, anyway?

Thanks and thanks for the thread.

Roman

On Apr 5, 2017, at 11:33 AM, OlRivrRat <olrivrrat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

On 4 Apr , 2017, at 3:47 PM, John Lauterbach wrote:

> 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 > > Every 2 Years is Probably the Best Rule Of Thumb on This ~ But there are some Variables that can come into play here ~

If You use a Known High Quality Coolant + Distilled H2O You can Probably Get Away With Stretching that A Bit ~ Especially If Your

H2OBoxr is in a YearRound Dailydriver ~ If You use TapH2O, All Bets Are Off as Some Tap H2Os may contain Substances that Might

make it desirable to Change Every Year ~ Distilled H2O Is Cheap & Readily Available > It Makes No Good Sense To Not Use It ~

If Your H2OBoxr is in a Van that is Only Driven During the Warm Months, A 2Yr Max ROT Should Probably Be Adhered To ~

ORR ~ DeanB


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