I have been using water wetter (Red Line brand) in my 16v GTi for a year now
and have had good results.  These cars normally run HOT anyway and the water
wetter helps a little bit.  Helps the "flow" through the tight passages and
lets water circulate better.  Sort of like lubricating your water/coolant.

Rich Blake
90 Carat
88 GTi16v
01 NB 1.8t

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil S. <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, June 24, 2002 6:57 AM
Subject: Water Wetter

>Ive got a bottle of Water Wetter and I plan on using
>it next green shower appointment when I clean out one
>of my potentially clogged long metal coolant pipes.
>
>Some of my Mini Cooper friends SWEAR BY the Water
>Wetter becouse the A-Series motor tends to boil water
>in certain spots/areas inside the head. Im told that
>when these "spots" boil, they create air gaps between
>the coolant and the metal surface, causing the metal
>to get even hotter, perhaps even warping/cracking the
>metal.
>
>Water Wetter is supposed to stop this "spot boiling"
>
>I know Im probably out of my mind, but recently when I
>was boiling a pot of water for spagetti, I noticed
>that when the pot is greasy, the water tends to not
>want to bubble/boil(Im a messy cook) when I boil water
>in a CLEAN pot, the water bubbles right away. So
>perhaps Water Wetter does the same thing. Im going to
>boil some W.W in an old pot tonight and see if it
>bubbles just for shites N giggles:)
>
>Laters,
>
>Phil***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
>***60' Morris Mini1340CC(For sale)
>
>
>
>
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