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Subject:Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
From:Samuel Scott
Date:Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:14:31 EST

Chris,

Anybody who's ever suffered a good head leak has already been refreshing on 
this basis . . . to the Nth degree.

But it's a good thought.

Sam

Original Message:

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.

What you think, eh?

Chris Radcliffe
chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
'90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"