

| Subject: | Re: NPG+ waterless coolant? |
| From: | Daniel Stevens |
| Date: | Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:27:02 -0400 |
Greg, et al. I believe that they are stating that in race cars they can RAISE the compression or GOTO a higher compression in engine design because the NPG doesn't have the cylinder wall 'hotspots' that cause predetination like in traditional H2o systems. I agree that the $30/gal is prohibitve to a vanagon, but many of us already carry a spare gal while on road trips. and the chances of 'springing' a leak are diminished by the 0psi operation of the extended boiling point. which in my DIESEL with the $$$ or NLA coolant hoses are nearly more valuable then the $30/gal if you have major coolant failure (ie more then 1gal spare) while on a trip you should be able to flush and run standard antifreeze from any shop. odds are high the loss of $150 in coolant is minor from the damages of losing coolant en route. Evans also does next day ( I believe) and you can have shipped to you via fed ex/ups nearly any dang place in the world.. unless truely remote.. I would say that I won't add it till i've a entire NEW cooling system. but thats just unwarrented paranoia.. it's easy enough to carry a spare gal jug in the spare tire underneath anyways. dan.. 1980 TD ASI camper.. to be Evan's cooled in the spring overhaul. From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> Subject: Re: NPG+ waterless coolant? Hi Karl, "Higher compression and power" FROM AN ANTIFREEZE? I think that's a bit of a stretch. Claims like that make me highly suspect. I'm under the impression it requires work with nuts and bolts to raise compression. Or did I simply miss the introduction of "variable compression engine technology" Hmmmm. It */might/* be worthwhile in a high-dollar high-performance vehicle, but at $30/gallon to fill all the hoses in a Vanagon, that's a lot of coin. And if you ever do spring a leak, you can't add water to it. Not very practical if you like to travel. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia www.busesofthecorn.com
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