

| Subject: | weak coolant - winter's approaching! |
| From: | Mark |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:38:20 -0500 |
So here's a question - maybe an easy one... So I'm in the middle of a flush-n-fill with ye olde bus. I've probably got something like 70% distilled water and 30% coolant in there at the moment (given that it's hard to flush ALL the coolant out). I can't drain and refill with a 50/50 mix until the weekend. But I live in Michigan and it's getting COLD! Supposed to get down to 20 degrees F on Friday morning. Am I doomed? Will the water/coolant in the van freeze and cause damage? Or will it just get slushy and I'll be o.k. until Saturday? I tested the coolant and the floaty balls tell me I'm good until 20 degrees F. I found this info and chart from the Alaska Science Forum to be kind of neat. Apparently, higher coolant mixes don't necessarily mean better protection: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/680.html thanks for you thoughts! -- Mark 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)
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