

| Subject: | Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:27:48 -0600 |
Why not just fix the leaking heads and cylinder seals? Seems that it is going be necessary since it already is necessary. Stan Wilder On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:23:21 -0800 Mark Belanger <belanger@FLUID.COM> writes: > Chris Radcliffe wrote: > > Idea: > > Every month, simply drain out 1/Nth of the coolant from one of the > drainable > > spots. Replace it with a fresh 1/Nth of proper coolant/water mix. > At any > > given time coolant in the vehicle still has an average "life" of N > months. > > Of course, I'm assuming the coolant of different ages mixes > perfectly. I > > have no reason to believe it wouldn't. It is never perfectly new, > never > > completely spent. Actually, Nth interval can be multiple months, > if so > > desired, as long as the "averaging" process is unaffected. > > Funny, but that's exactly the way you take care of fish tanks. > Change > X% of the water Y times a month. With my lack of skills X almost > always > equaled 100 and Y was close to 30. > > Seriously, when the tank ran well, that technique would keep one > fresh > and healthy for years. Of course, we did have additional filters > workin' on the water as well, though. > > Interesting idea... > > > -MB > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > Mark Belanger - belanger@fluid.com > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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