david:

i would go back and ask the mechanic to show you the brand actually used.
silver lining is that you may help educate the mechanic, and thereby help
a future vanagon customer.

also, unless the work involved a really thorough flushing, you've probably
got a mixture of at least two kinds of coolant in there; likely fine from
the thermal standpoint, but not, long term, chemically; and even if
thoroughly flushed, some old coolant will remain in/under gaskets and so
on. best thing for engines is to stay with whatever chemistry was in there
for the last zillion miles.

my 2 cents.

daniel

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 15:52:27 +0000, David Maurio <maurio11@COMCAST.NET>
wrote:

>Hey list,
>
>Just a quick question... does the phosphate free coolant come in green?
The
>only reason I ask is that while my van was in the shop I specifically
>requested they use phosphate free coolant and I noticed that it's filled
with
>the green stuff...
>
>Also, does anyone have any experience with Volks-Tech in Burlington, NJ?
>
>
>thanks,
>--
>David /NJ
>85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix"