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• Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:40:01 -0400
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:59:47 -0600
  ...For instance, STP mentions "anti corrosion inhibitors" in the fine print, but the Ingredients list only ethylene glycol, di-someting-ethylene glycol and water...
• Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 09:33:36 -0600
  ...For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and water mixture in the cooling systems of all Mazda vehicles." -dan
• Propylene glycol coolant warnings.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 08:23:44 CST6CDT
  ...For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and water mixture in the cooling systems of all Mazda vehicles." -dan
• Re: Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:45:31 -0800
  ...20 percent higher than >ethylene glycol-based coolants. > >For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and >water mixture in the...
• Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:05:35 -0700
  Ethylene glycol has better heat transfer capacity, hence is better, but is toxic, PEG is not. Dexcool is ethylene glycol based. Unfortunately EG tastes...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:21:25 -0400
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and > water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can > self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:31:17 -0700
  ...One solution has been the development of antifreezes, including one called SIERRA, that replace ethylene glycol with propylene glycol, a liquid that's nontoxic...
• antifreeze for Vanagon's - revisited 2006?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:59:32 -0400
  ...I have 2 choices: (1) store brand that contains water, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, sodeium 2-ethyl hexabiate, and sodium neodecanoate or (2) prestone...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:08:29 -0400
  ...It shows flash point as N/A because >20% water, but autoignition temp 748F (quoted as pure glycol). Ethylene glycol just makes it into...
• 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: AW: morons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:10:57 -0500
  ...I'm just going by the WBX coolant tank warning label, to only use ethylene glycol based coolants. As long as it says ethylene...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:17:17 -0400
  ...It shows flash point as > N/A because >20% water, but autoignition temp 748F (quoted as pure glycol). > > Ethylene glycol just makes it into...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:49:37 -0400
  What intrigues me about the original question is what actually happens when you heat a mixture (say 50-50) of water and ethylene glycol...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 19:59:42 -0400
  At 07:27 PM 8/2/2001, Standley, Craig wrote: >Does the coolant actually raise the boiling point though? Ethylene glycol coolant depresses freezing...
• Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 17:49:54 EDT
  ...plate) says it must be phosphate free, but must contain Ethylene Glycol not Propylene Glycol. Sean B. '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus"
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:02:24 -0800
  ...About 80% ethylene glycol. Frozen solid. You want a 50:50 mix. Too much ethylene glycol raises the freezing point. Too little ethylene glycol...
• Sierra coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Brase
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:45:09 -0500
  ...Does anyone have long term experience with Sierra coolant? I think it is propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. I believe also it is...
• Re: Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:09:02 -0700
  ...Ethylene Glycol is the same as a 4:1 mole ratio of water to ethylene glycol (check it: density of water=1g/ml. density...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:34:39 -0400
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and >> water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can >> self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:38:37 -0400
  ...Maybe at minus 70 you will see >ethylene glycol freeze. Perhaps "freeze" isn't the best word, even though the manufacturers themselves use it...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:34:09 -0400
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and >>> water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can >>> self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 10:00:04 -0700
  The spec is non-phosphate ETHYLENE glycol, and has been the spec since Mercedes started putting aluminum heads on cast iron blocks post WWII...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 22:23:46 -0600
  ...About 80% ethylene glycol. Frozen solid. > > You want a 50:50 mix. Too much ethylene glycol raises the freezing > point. Too little ethylene glycol...
• Re: Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:21:58 -0400
  ...glycol .... >what i've heard (and read on the backs of the containers) is that p. >glycol is NOT as efficient as the ethylene...
• Re: antifreeze
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 13:41:08 -0800
  ...My I believe the gel formation occurs if one mixes ethylene glycol based antifreeze with propylene glycol based antifreeze. I recently put some propylene...
• Re: Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:31:35 -0500
  ...glycol is NOT as efficient as the ethylene glycol ... that is, a e.glycol mix goes to lower temps in winter and higher temps...
• Here's my article (written for Australian Jaguar owners, where anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list
  10 Oct 1994 05:33:07 GMT
  ...ETHYLENE GLYCOL: Ethylene glycol is a clear colourless, odourless liquid which has the property of both lowering the freezing point and raising the boiling...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:42:32 -0700
  ...One solution has been > the development of antifreezes, including one called SIERRA, that replace > ethylene glycol with propylene glycol, a liquid that's nontoxic...
• coolant options
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:18:37 -0800
  ...propylene glycol may be less toxic than ethylene glycol, but in both cases the chemicals dissolved in used anti-freeze substantially increase toxicity. On...
• Mixing anti freeze
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:07:25 -0800
  ...My friend who is a chemical engineer, but not one that specializes in this kind of stuff, doesn't think that mixing ethylene glycol...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:23:38 -0700
  > Did someone say dump it down the drain ? > I thought *everyone* knew conventional ethylene glycol anti-freeze is a > serious poison. So is bleach...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:04:57 -0700
  ...One solution has been >> the development of antifreezes, including one called SIERRA, that replace >> ethylene glycol with propylene glycol, a liquid that's nontoxic...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:39:05 -0500
  Serria is Ethylene Glycol, right! RIGHT!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: Jason Yasment <jyasment@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 03:27:48 -0500
  ...About 80% ethylene glycol. Frozen solid. > > You want a 50:50 mix. Too much ethylene glycol raises the freezing > point. Too little ethylene glycol...
• Re: Propylene Glycol as Food Additive??? Was: Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:23:07 -0500
  ...Propylene is one of the alternatives to the super-toxic ethylene glycol, yet is not near at "pet friendly" as originally thought, and advertised...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:46:08 -0700
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and > >>> water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can > >>> self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:27:16 -0700
  RE: Burning Antifreeze I think you are already going to have flames from something else to get your engine compartment to 782 degrees F.
• Re: NO-ROSION WIZBANG
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 12 May 2000 16:10:16 -0700
  Change your coolant before it goes south and use nothing but non-phosphate ethylene glycol. That's spec until VW says otherwise. Nuf said...
• Sierra Coolant/Prestone 5/100 Phos-Free Coolant: Further Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:57:40 -0600
  ...I'm putting in the Sierra, I understand the propylene glycol is not as efficient as ethylene glycol at transferring heat, but I would...
• Sierra coolant
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:08:58 -0800
  Along the coolant line, anyone have thoughts around use of Sierra "enviro-friendly" coolant in Wasserboxers? It is propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:19:53 -0500
  ...Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol concentrate and > >> water. When the water boils off, the remaining ethylene glycol can > >> self-ignite at 782 degrees F. During...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:00:10 -0400
  ...http://www.paratherm.com/Paratherm-LR/Paratherm_LR_Ethylene_Glycol_Propylene_Glycol.asp Yours, David
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 23:36:50 -0600
  ...The freezing point of pure ethylene-glycol is 8 degrees F. And BTW, freezing pure ethylene-glycol does not expand when it freezes, it...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:05:27 -0800
  ...Thermostat install Question > > At 07:27 PM 8/2/2001, Standley, Craig wrote: > >Does the coolant actually raise the boiling point though? > > Ethylene glycol...
• Re: Sierra coolant
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 08:37:17 -0400
  ...Sierra coolant > Listees: > Does anyone have long term experience with Sierra coolant? I think it is > propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. I believe...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:15:44 PDT
  Your mix is different but so are your components - our phosphate free coolant that we mix with water is not 100% ethylene glycol. Interesting...
• more '89 saga (A/C)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:22:24 -0500
  ...The contents list only ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol (with percentages). I checked the other brands and they mentioned phosphates and "proprietary" compounds. Any...
• Re: coolant options
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:17:04 -0500
  ...propylene glycol may be less toxic than ethylene glycol, but in both cases the chemicals dissolved in used anti-freeze substantially increase toxicity. On...
• Re: Procedure for changing antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:40:58 -0700
  putting the antifreeze (propylene glycol or ethylene glycol) down the toilet (or sink) will be sure it gets to the waste treatment plant instead...
• Sierra Propylene Glycol Coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 1995 00:08:21 -0400
  ...Can PROPYLENE Glycol be used in a Vanagon instead of of ETHYLENE Glycol? 2. Does VW have any official stance on this? 3. Does...
• Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:54:41 -0700
  ...Your choice. > I think there is also an issue with Ethylene Glycol versus Propylene Glycol, and I can never remember which is which. (which...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:20:09 -0800
  ...http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ethylene-glycol-d_146.html http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/overall-heat-transfer-coefficients-d_284.html Water is about 14...
• Re: Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 18:05:31 -0500
  ...20 percent higher than >ethylene glycol-based coolants. > >For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and >water mixture in the...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:29:13 -0600
  Pure ethylene glycol freezes at 9 degrees F. On 9 Oct 2003 at 15:17, gary hradek wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12...
• coolant is a poison
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 10:29:10 -0600
  I would like to warn all of you that ethylene glycol(and probably polypropylene glycol) are poisonous! I have friend who recently lost a...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:51:25 -0400
  At 12:19 PM 3/26/2014, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Does water have a combustion temperature? I would think it would >vaporize but not...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:01:13 EDT
  On the AWACS radar system, we (the USAF) use a solution of 65% ethylene glycol and distilled water... with a gazillion watts of power...
• Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:09:52 -0500
  I just added some of that red windshield de-icer to some rain-x washer fluid.The red stuff contains ethylene glycol. I've...
• MORE propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 09:35:36 -0600
  again, from the *Archives*.... Subject: ethylene vs. propylene glycol The following is a summary from Prestone Corp.: -PG IS LESS TOXIC TO MAMMALS -BOTH...