Joy, I've had Zerex in my Van for almost a year now with no coolant probs. had a leak develop from an expired clamp but, I digress. at the time funding was tight for all three vehicles and Zerex was actually the lowest price and coincidentally aluminum friendly. 80 Benz 300TD , 84 Audi Coupe GT , 85 Vanagon are at mid-gauge high point after hours of run time.��� drive happy���������� mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant

The "dex-cool" type is what my mechanic recommended - he said it didn't
matter which brand.� Zerex seems to be a brand name for Valvoline, applied
to a number of different products.� Any idea whether people are using all
Zerex products, or just the "Dex-cool" variant?

Joy

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:02 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Joy, this is reported to be available in Canada, and it is phosphate free.
>� Whether it is equivalent to VW blue antifreeze, I could not say, but I do
> know that some vanagon owners use it.� If the only criterion is phosphate
> free, this should make the grade:
>
> http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
> > It appears that it's no longer possible to buy phosphate-free coolant, at
> > least in Canada.� VW no longer carries it.� They say that their "aluminum
> > core compatible" coolant is a suitable replacement.� My mechanic said
> > something similar.
> >
> > What do folks here think?
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
>
> --
> David McNeely
>