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Subject:Re: Coolant capacity
From:Mike Miller
Date:Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:38:41 -0700

Problem is the last guy to refill it used one gallon of antifreeze and
filled it with water.  So how much do I drain and refill with 100 %
antifreeze to get to 50-50?  That�s why the math part.

Thanks

Mike

On 8/11/03 4:09 AM, "vw4x4@fyi.net" <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote:

> 2 gallons of anti-freeze and the rest water.  This makes the system
> a little less then 50%.   If you look at what temp. your good to
> with this ratios, its about -25 F.  Keep it simple..... 2 Gal.
> I just did mine.
>                                                              Eric
> 
> Mike Miller wrote:
>> Thanks, now to do the math and get my coolant to 50-50.
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> On 8/10/03 6:17 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@tssgi.com>
>> <mailto:jeff@tssgi.com>  wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> 18.4 qts. or 17.5 liters
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>>> Of Mike Miller
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:58 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Coolant capacity
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well, I still can't find my Bentley.  What is the cooling system capacity on
>>> an '85?
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>     
>> 
>> 
>>   
> 
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