yeah, but once blood gets in contact with air (rather oxygen) it gets
thick and gooey.... I've been the first at a few too many really bad
accidents.

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Wed, 16 May 2001, Mark Dorm wrote:

> Blood is the best thing to fill your coolant system with. Its been around
> for millions of centuries and works in all climates.
>
>
> >From: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@home.com>
> >Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@home.com>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
> >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 13:37:08 -0500
> >
> >I stand by my comments, bro. ;>)
> >
> >We are not driving racers, we are driving waterboxers with congenitally
> >poor
> >water circulation in their cylinder heads.
> >
> >If YOU want to run water as a summer coolant, that's fine - but there are
> >new listees here who cannot judge advice for technical merit.
> >
> >They are advised to "stick with the program" of using the regular approved
> >coolant as recommended by VW.
> >
> >Marshall Ruskin
> >
> > > Not so mon frere!
> > >
> > > Racers use water mixes, and for years only alcohol was added as a freeze
> > > protector.  The boiling point is raised by the pressure in the system as
> > > well.
> > >
> > > Water is simply the best heat transfer medium.
> > >
> > > See the link to Hypercool on the http://no-rosion Web site for a
> > > discussion of this, and Hypercool is definitely a product for desert
> > > dwellers to consider.
> > >
> > >
> > > Marshall Ruskin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I strongly disagree with the advice you present for desert Listees. It
> >is
> > > > incorrect advice, and should not be followed.
> > > >
> > > > If a listee used straight water, even with wetting agents in a hot
> >climate,
> > > > they would cerainly have boil overs because the coolant will
> >definitely
> >boil
> > > > in the heads, when they slow down or stop. Perhaps boil when driving -
> > > > causing a loss of coolant or worse.
> > > >
> > > > Anti-freeze not only lowers the freezing point, it also very
> >significantly
> > > > raises the boiling point of water.
> > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Stuart MacMillan
> > > > > Seattle
> > > > >
> > > > > '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> > > > > '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> > > > > '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
> > > > >
> > > > > Personal mechanic for:
> > > > > '70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> > > > >
> > > > > Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> > > > > '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
> > > > > '64 MGB (Son's)
> > > > >
> > > > > Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> > > > > '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
> > > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Stuart MacMillan
> > > Seattle
> > >
> > > '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> > > '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> > > '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
> > >
> > > Personal mechanic for:
> > > '70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> > >
> > > Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> > > '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
> > > '64 MGB (Son's)
> > >
> > > Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> > > '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
>
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