If Water Wetter increases water's thermal conductivity, wouldn't it also
mean that on the return from the radiator the temps would actually be lower?
It would make the radiator more efficient.  I guess the way to prove it
would be to have two water temp sensors.

Chris.

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}

> I use WaterWetter in a Jetta GLi that has high compression, a chip that
has
> advanced the timing curve,  and a knock sensor.  In this engine the stuff
is
> wonderful.  The less knock the sensor sees, the less it backs off on
timing
> and the more power the engine makes.  I don't think that it would be as
> dramatic in a WBX.  My understanding of how it works is that it raises
> "thermal conductivity" meaning the coolant can carry more heat, and it
> raises the localized boiling point (at the hottest places in the cylinder
> head).  Without it, the hot spots cover themselves with a layer of vapor.
> This keeps the coolant from getting to where it's needed most, and allows
> the hot spot to get hotter. In performance engines, this means knock.
Some
> say that if WaterWetter is doing it's job in knocking down these hot
spots,
> the coolant temp will actually go UP, as it's now transferring more heat
to
> the radiator.
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 8:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Temperature guage
>
>
> > Timothy Hannink wrote:
> >
> > > My gauge acts the same way and has since I added RedLine WaterWetter
> >
> >                                                                    What
is
> this
> > stuff? ^
> > What is it for?   How does it work??
> >
> > Larry A.
> >
>