thanks for the correction Dave.
I swear my vw dealer only had the pink a while back, or that's what they
said anyway.

On 10/13/2013 1:48 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> Scott, VW does have the blue coolant still.  VW also has a pink coolant.  I have bought the blue from my local VW dealer within the past year.  mcneely
>
> ---- Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for posting that link.
>> on their FAQ's the address shelf life at the top of the list.
>>
>> noteworthy ..in the next FAQ the talk about the need for phosphate free
>> a-frz.And ..they say with Eruopean water ..yes..
>> withour less hard water ...phosphate-free is not that important or even
>> needed.
>>    People that are concerned about that can use distilled water .
>> Personally, I never have ..
>> I've used mainly good a-frzin a 50-50 mix with tap water. And probably
>> in as many at 5,000, or more, cars over the years, and vanagons.
>>
>> Lately ....noticiing what it says on a  bottle of Water Wetter ...
>> I see that a weaker coolant mixture than 50-50 removes heat better
>> ...and since 50-50 protects agaisnt freezing to 32 below zero F ...most
>> of us don't need that much protection against freezing.
>>
>> I probably us 40 % coolant, the rest good clean tap water (West coast  )
>> with water wetter added.
>>
>> and make sure the thing runs up to temp !
>> If the temp gauge does not get up to the middle ....get a good new
>> german thermostat in there.
>>
>> generally I regard Prestone Extended Life a-frz as one of the better ones.
>>
>> I have never found a reason to use the VW Blue, and very expensive, stuff..
>> and it's not even blue anymore if you ask for some at a VW dealer. They
>> sell a reddish 'mixes with anything ' coolant now I believe ..
>> and they charge a lot for it too.
>>
>> As always ..I think Regular Care and Attention ..
>> and keeping things working right is  far, far more important than the
>> actual brand or type of products used.
>>    It's not weakness of product used, oil , coolant or whateverthat is
>> the real issue ..it's plain old abuse and neglect and poor workmanship
>> that's the real issue in almost all cases.
>>
>> And in 25+ year old vanagons ..you never get all the old coolant out
>> anyway ..
>> so even once a year is not too often to change the coolant. It does
>> deteriorte ...like most things do.
>>
>> scott
>>
>>
>> On 10/13/2013 12:35 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>> ---- Alain Thibault <alainthibault@TELUS.NET> wrote:
>>>> Crazy question...i have a brand new gallon (4liters) of never used coolant but it is about 12 years old. Is it still good to use?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad 2
>>> Here is one manufacturer's answer:
>>>
>>> http://prestone.com/learn_more/frequently_asked_questions#faq-row-465
>>>
>>> I don't know if I would take all I see here for the gospel, but at least for Prestone coolant, I think you are safe.  Others may have different chemical additives, so you might want to check with them.
>>>
>>> --
>>> David McNeely
>>>
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> David McNeely
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