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• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 18:29:37 -0500
  ...Prestone Extended Life antifreeze is labeled to be phosphate free. Peak antifreeze is not so labeled, nor is Prestone "regular." May be that only...
• Re: Raceware Head Studs (coolant again...)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 09:16:29 PDT
  ...I can't find the long life Prestone stuff, and Canadian Tire long life doesn't say anything about phosphates. Same story with Zerex...
• Re: Zerex phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 18:47:23 -0800
  ...Is this where the thread has been or going? I have been using Havoline phosphate-free in both of my vans for about 6...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:06:08 -0800
  The specification is, non-phosphate ethylene glycol. The late GM specification meets this criteria. Sierra does not as it is not ethylene glycol. Most...
• Re: NOT SMART of me, BUT...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:45:20 -0500
  ...Zerex, phosphate free. Better not to mix different types, but phosphate free is the most important criterion. mcneely Of course I have some at...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 12:55:10 -0700
  ...CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze > >Silicate is not a lubricant, it is an abrasive, (silicon like from sand). > > Ahhhh,,,, > I am holding in...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 17:30:03 -0500
  Haven't seen any Peak phosphate free around hear. All the Peak I have found lists "corrosion inhibitors," and "proprietary ingredients." Now what the...
• Re: Antifreeze Propblem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 08:28:33 -0600
  ...I found out that Prestone makes a long life PHOSPHATE FREE > antifreeze (about $6.50 locally). That way, I can use a brand that...
• Should I use Phosphate-free coolant??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Compher
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:41:31 -0800
  ...Should I replace the coolant with phosphate-free stuff, like VW suggests, or not worry about it in a 19 yead old van?? Alan...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:09:43 -0400
  ...Is there anything I should do to help deal with effects of running phosphate fluid (assuming green = phosphate). I'd get the system flushed...
• mixing coolants?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:42:57 -0500
  ...The previous owner said he was using phosphate-free coolant, but I didn't think to ask which brand it was. Is it okay...
• CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:27:18 -0500
  ...It is phosphate/silicate free and uses carboxylate as its inhibitor. It is glycol-based. Cost for prediluted gallon is $5. Same store had...
• Re: Anti-Freeze Change Interval > Was opinions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 07:50:27 -0500
  YES, Phosphate free for sure. It will "help” keep the engine’s interior corrosion to a minimum. Even though a lot of the Phosphate...
• Re: Antifreeze WAS: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 7 May 2010 15:04:43 +0000
  ...The very short of it is that all anti-freezes now > except for the super cheap, no name stuff is phosphate free. So if...
• Re: Should I use Phosphate-free coolant??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:32:03 EST
  ...But I would definately run the phosphate free coolant. to make sure it's in there I would change the fluid. You'll find...
• "Sierra " Brand Acceptable Vanagon Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 22:24:39 -0600
  ...Also, what of the pink Toyota phosphate-free coolant? Is this more acceptable? I heard from one source that Sierra does not have that...
• Re: Antifreeze Again
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sat, 22 May 2004 14:10:36 EDT
  You just have to make SURE that the antifreeze is PHOSPHATE FREE. I use dexcool orange. CD
• Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:30:03 -0700
  The local VW Dealer has it. not cheap but neither is a head job.
• Re: What coolants are ok?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:11:44 EDT
  The "5 year" Prestone is phosphate free. The regular stuff in the yellow jugs is not. The new fluid is bright orange, shows up...
• Re: Phosphate free anti-freeze.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:35:24 -0400
  ...Prestone )can be used >> instead of the Phosphate free stuff Volkswagon sells. >> My Westy ( 84's ) Vanagon has typical green anti-freeze instead of...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 7 May 2010 09:06:06 -0500
  ...stainless steel coolant pipes > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> Why not just use a phosphate-free antifreeze as recommended? Both > >> >>>>> Zerex > >> >>>>> and Prestone long-life antifreezes are now phosphate...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:07:27 -0400
  ...The new Prestone stuff in the yellow bottle states that it is "Phosphate Free". Phosphate and silicate is only a problem when used with...
• Re: Havoline Orange Colored Anti-Freeze O.K.?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:54:03 -0800
  I was going to use Sierra, supposedly phosphate-free, but Mr. BenT talked me out of it. I guess it's about an extra...
• Re: another coolant question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:09:49 -0400
  ...However there are folks that insist on the blue goo. >For them I will get it and sell it (because it is also phosphate...
• Re: extraordinarily bad engines
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 18:09:57 -0500
  ...another 87 Westy- PO didn't know what phosphate-free meant, had a small head leak when I bought it with 117K mi in...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part V???
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:35:48 -0500
  ...So, which is the best, or will they all do the trick, since the Phosphates and high-PH seem to be the most important...
• Re: Phosphate free coolant...
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:28:33 -0500
  ...It is phosphate free and silica > free. it is not more expensive than most other brands. I buy it in my > local Pep Boys...
• Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:54:29 -0500
  ...Standard Time, > WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM writes: > > << 1) What color is VW phosphate-free coolant? > > 2) Is it possible and smart to try to save...
• Re: waterboxers in Mass./ coolant redux
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:45:19 -0400
  I say the cheapest ,phosphate free coolant, is the one to buy. I have not yet,in over three years ,kept a load of...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 21:24:17 -0500
  ...The label absolutely does say phosphate free. > >Now I'll ask the chemists on the list. Isn't the only purpose of the ethelyne...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 16:35:53 EDT
  ...Incidently filled my Corrado with the new ZEREX super 5 year phosphate free stuff (this is not the environmental friendly "green" stuff just their...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:57:16 -0400
  ...I'm willing to play it dangerous and use other phosphate free coolants, however the distilled water rule still applies. Even if there's...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 22 May 2014 19:29:40 -0500
  ...Sodium hydroxide, sodium nitrite, sodium tetraborate, and sodium mercaptobenzothiazole are, and all are hazardous materials. > > Here is an interesting article on phosphate in antifreeze...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:09:49 -0400
  ...I researched it as well as I could when I first needed to flush my westy's cooling system and non-phosphates coolants became...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:56:04 -0400
  ...Dunno. > Is there anything I should do to help deal with effects of running > phosphate fluid (assuming green = phosphate). I'd get the system...
• Re: waterboxers in Mass./ coolant redux
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:35:05 -0400
  ...But do we really need "phosphate free" coolant? Do we really need to use distilled water? What about pre-mixed, add-no-water products...
• Re: Royal Flush!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 May 1998 22:26:17 -0400
  The Dex-Cool is both phosphate and Silicate free. however, for best results it should not be mixed with conventional anti-freeze, phosphate free...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 24 May 2014 00:12:27 -0400
  ...VW mechanics in east coast Canada in the '70s and '80s explained that phosphates in the coolant caused damage to the aluminum heads, if...
• Re: unidentified coolant
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:36:09 -0700
  ...Green is NEVER phosphate free, unless it's a mix of blue VW/Audi/Porsche/Autobahn/Jaguar and yellow Mercedes. Same stuff from the...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:28:05 -0500
  www.germanautoparts.com sells the OEM G11 and G12 formulations: http://www.germanautoparts.com/chemicals/Coolants/Pentosin
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 21:42:39 -0400
  ...one said to go with the phosphate-free >stuff, and the other said it didn't make any difference--that the >problem with head...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 Apr 95 13:54:51 CDT
  ...once corrosion begins, if the coolant contains phosphates, the corrosion is accelerated. - USE PHOSPHATE-FREE coolant if you can afford it. it's not...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:09:55 -0800
  ...for starting this thread. > > I used to be able to buy phosphate-free anti-freeze from Canadian Tire. > They > no longer sell it. I...
• Re: Oil and Coolant Reccomendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:41:16 -0400
  ...Full synthetic will flow even in sub-zero temperatures. > Also, can green coolant be phosphate-free? People rant and rave > about the great blue...
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:01:31 -0800
  ...replacements for phosphate-free coolant > Joy, this is reported to be available in Canada, and it is phosphate free. > Whether it is equivalent to...
• Re: The Real Reason for Phosphate Free Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - vana-gogh
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:26:15 -0400
  I think the father of medicine could answer this best. The story of people and thier vans.
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:03:57 -0800
  ...this is reported to be available in Canada, and it is phosphate free. >> �Whether it is equivalent to VW blue antifreeze, I could not...
• The RACE: I can't give away my deep cycle gel batteries!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:43:56 -0600
  ...1 gallon of Canadian Tire Long-life Coolant (phosphate and silicate free). 3th Prize: 2 gallons of Candian Tire Long-life Coolant (phosphate and...
• The Loop
  Historical mailing list - Michael Amato
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:44:37 -0500
  What exactly is the loop? Thanks for the tip about phosphate free. I wrongly assumed that the mechanic would not let me put phosphated...
• Re: weakly stats ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 11:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Can color alone differentiate phosphate from > non-phosphate? I have what appears to be the usual green stuff in my > Vanagon now, I have...
• Re: Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:24:17 -0700
  Must be phosphate free. If it doesn't say it is phosphate free, it isn't, regardless of the compatibility claim on the label...
• Sierra Propylene Glycol Coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 1995 00:08:21 -0400
  ...I've noticed that the Sierra brand coolant specifically states on the jug that it is PHOSPHATE FREE. It is the only coolant I...
• coolant label/specs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:23:28 -0500
  Does a coolant have to state by law or will it state in the specs on the bottle that it does contain phosphates? -steve-
• Coolant compositions.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:35:08 CST6CDT
  ...TYPICAL NORTH AMERICAN COOLANTS -phosphate and/or borate -high silicate -nitrate -triazole -antifoam -pH 10.0-10.5 TYPICAL EUROPEAN COOLANT -benzoate -borate -silicate...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part V???+ pH
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:19:13 -0500
  ...what's the best product, I think anything without Phosphate, and a pH in the 7.5 to 9.0 range. PS - You have...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 20:57:33 -0600
  From: "Per Lindgren" <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> > So, what's the difference between chips and hooters? BOY, i wish it was Friday!! :)
• Re: Coolant Again
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:26:01 -0600
  ...After surgery, I have used Prestone phosphate-free and have traveled about 20k. So far all is well (with respect to cooling system) and...
• Re: NOW: Green Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Fri, 31 May 2002 10:08:51 -0700
  Every H20 VW I have owned (6) specifies phosphate free coolant. I have seen some cars with a factory sticker on the resevoir specifying...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 12:49:56 -0800
  ...The label absolutely >> does say phosphate free. >> >> Now I'll ask the chemists on the list. Isn't the only purpose of the ethelyne...
• Re: What coolants are ok?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:57:30 -0500 (EDT)
  I saw "Sierra" antifreeze at the local auto parts store the other day. It is clearly marked "phosphate-free". Paul Henderson '84 Vanagon (138K)