I already don't quite agree with what they say there.  lol.

thanks for posting it.

sure, distilled water would be 'better' ..but something is wrong with me...
I have used tap water mixed 50/50 with high quality anti-frz in about
litterally 1,000 cars and some vanagons for the last 25+ years ..
the tap water must be great wherever I live. No problems ever.

my personal trick that works super well is add a half cup or so of water
soluble machinist's oil as a rust inhibitor and water pump lubricant. I have
done that to hundreds of cars and all vanagons I work on ..
it works just great.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Goubeaux" <john@UCSB.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: another coolant question

> Thanks Ken,  Here is what the folks at GoWesty are saying about coolant
> types/mixing:
>
> http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1040
>
> Coming from folks that build and tear apart a lot of waterboxer engines
> this must carry some sort of credibility?
>
> -john
>
>
> On 4/12/2011 3:47 AM, Ken Wilford wrote:
>> John, I can still get the blue goo (blue VW spec antifreeze) for $25 a
>> gallon and I don't think there is any danger of it disappearing for
>> several years yet.  Just FYI there are coolants you can buy if you are
>> in an emergency situation on a trip and need some coolant that will
>> mix with any color.  I know it wrecks the whole blue "toilet bowl
>> fresh" color thing but it will work in a pinch.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
>>
>>
>> On 4/12/2011 12:04 AM, John Goubeaux wrote:
>>> Sorry guys, I know this topic has been beaten to death, but...
>>>
>>> So I am about ready to fill my newly installed ( gowesty ) engine with
>>> coolant, I have six gallons of the Blue VW/Audi  stuff, already cut with
>>> distilled water that I have had for a while. I had intended to use this
>>> whenever I did a full flush of the system. A local VW mechanic tells me
>>> I should not use it b/c it is no longer available -replaced by the pink
>>> stuff. That I will not have any extra for "down the road" and can't mix
>>> the two.
>>>
>>> So I am thinking -  "crap" now i have to  give VW another $100 for pink
>>> fluid ?  Any comment on this? Am I missing something?
>>>
>>> I guess I should just consider that I will likely be able to find
>>> someone who still needs the blue stuff right ? I will probably try to
>>> sell it to the mechanic.
>>>
>>> -john
>>>