In a message dated 29/01/2007 6:17:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Mike,
You have an exotic e-mail  address.
Here is what I think happens.   A van with  green
antifreeze is a coolant leak waiting to happen.    It
happens faster sitting around than if you would have
been running it  each day.
It says on the back of my coolant tank something  about
phosphate free coolant.   There is a reason for  this.
The green coolant in the liquid form is ok but it is
when it drys  that it turns into the mean greenie.   It
turns alkaline or  strongly basic.   When the gasket
begins to leak it will leak  first just after you turn
it off as it cools.   When you run the  van it may seal
up but it will leak a bit each time you shut down.
It is  the seaping coolant that drys and turns into a
mean greeny.    When it sits it seaps more slowly but
it never gets purged by a push of  coolant so the mean
greenie turns into a mighty mean greenie.  I  would
suggest the orange coolant if it sits around.
Gives us some  feedback on the corrosion of the heads
when you do the job.  good  luck, gary

Gary, that is by far the  best description I've ever read on the GREEN
coolant.  I'm saving it to  show my customers who show up here with GREEN coolant in
their waterboxer  engined Vanagon !  Thanks !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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