I have been using the stuff for about 1.5 years now and am very satisfied. Of course, the troubles listed had nothing to do with cooling so it could be that satisfication will come to a screeching halt tomorrow. If there is a "time bomb" in my cooling system is it ticking very quietly. The troubles mentioned "silicon gaskets". Seems to me if silicon gaskets are common the whole automotive world would be hollering, not just the truckers. Are Vanagon head gaskets silicon? ----- Original Message ----- From: Dana E Hager <dehager@IX.NETCOM.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 8:32 PM Subject: Re: Coolant Problems - Texaco Extended Life Coolant
> I was just about to do a flush and fill with Texaco Extended Life > Coolant. Is this stuff safe to use on our waterboxer engines? I hate to > pay the price for Autobahn coolant but I don't want to tempt fate. What > does the list think? > > Dana E Hager > 87 Syncro Westy > 84 Vanagon GL > > >The engine manufacturer is working with Texaco and Equilon Lubricants > to > >provide customers with means to prevent problems that have been > associated > >with Texaco Extended Life Coolant. > >Sources at Cummins said the coolant, when used to fill engines at the > >factory, has been found to affect the silicone gaskets and cause > leakage and > >engine failure. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.