agreed on what likely went on with the guys van and seeping of extra cold
rubber outer gaskets.

'canadian mix' ?  ..
stronger than 50/50 I imagine.  New term to me.

50-50 protects to 32 below  .
I've never had seeping water gaskets in cold temps on any of my wbrx
engines.
heard about it a lot though.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze

> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>> never had the problem myself.
>> 50-50 mixture is so easy to have in there.
>> For most people if it's even 'sorta close' it's adequate.
>>
>> and since it should be in there year-round ..
>> it sure 'should' be in all cars, no excuse not too really.
>
> Well, the original poster's engine or other components likely did not
> freeze, but the engine probably experienced the too frequent leaking from
> the heads in cold weather that our vans are known for.  But, he reported
> that the temperature was -25 F.  Slightly too dilute a mixture, and
> microclimate variability in temperature, and freezing could be a
> possibility for any vehicle.  If I lived in a climate where -25 was a
> possibility, I'd run Canadian mix rather than U.S.  At least I think I
> would.  Back when I was a kid, in Dallas, in my family we ran 50:50 at a
> time when it was not yet the common recommendation.  Some folks still ran
> denatured alcohol in car engines in winter at that time, and others
> drained the radiator and block on cold nights.  I knew more than one
> person whose car block froze.  My father thought that was simple
> carelessness, and we ran 50:50 ethylene glycol.
>
> mcneely