
                      RE: Was Re: Orange Coolant                   5/27/99

Brian,
I've = bought the Prestone 5/150 too and I'm about = 1 week away from "the big flush". = I've been trying to confirm, through the = Prestone website, that the 5/150 has an = electrolysis inhibitor as well. The reply = that I got from them was so generic (and = they spelled VW as "Volkswagon") = that it gives me the eebie-jeebies. Has = anybody been able to find out for sure if = the Prestone fills this requirement like = Autobahn?
Jim in Iowa
91 Passat Wagon = GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle

Brian = Doss wrote:
>A common misconception = seems to be that this coolant will not mix = with other
>coolants. Every time I = have gone to my FLAPS to buy a gallon, I = get the same
>dissertation - so I called = the 800 number on the side of the bottle. = They
>told me that that was a bunch = of BS. They said it would mix with ANY ethylene
>glycol = based fluid. Now, I know I'm opening myself = up for flaming here - but
>that's what = they told me. Regardless, why would you = need to mix it anyway? If
>one flushes = the system - it's not an issue. I use Prestone = 5/150, and it
>seems to work just fine.
>
>My = two cents !