No wonder you get that little rainbow glimmer off the surface.

Jim

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Soaps are surfactants, but not all surfactants are soaps.
>
> But they act like soaps, being amphiphilic. They swing both ways Jim, one
> end of the molecule is hydrophobic, the other end is hydrophilic.
>
> Doubles their chances for a date on Saturday night.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> > On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > So, by surfactant, do you (or the manufacturer) mean "soap?" Would that
> do
> > the same thing?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Basically "water Wetter" is a surfactant. Its magic is reducing the
> >> surface tension of the coolant so that it stays in contact with those
> hot
> >> surfaces that are much hotter than the bulk coolant temperature. It also
> >> reduces the micro boiling-vaporization that can cause all sorts of
> erosion
> >> damage. This can be especially beneficial in our sleeved cylinder
> engines.
> >> We don’t see much cylinder damage from cavitation erosion but it is very
> >> common on the head studs.
> >>
> >> As for effecting the sensors and the like the thermostat is still going
> to
> >> wait until the coolant gets hot enough for it to open. If anything the
> >> improved surface contact and better heat transfer may actually make the
> >> gauge reading higher when the coolant is saturated with heat.
> >>
> >> Most modern coolants and anything designed for heavy duty diesels has
> this
> >> covered. The largest benefit is for the racing crowd running straight
> water.
> >>
> >> Dennis
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> >> Of Dan N
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:22 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Water Wetter questions...
> >>
> >> hi all,
> >>
> >> I plan to add a bottle or 2 of Water Wetter to my van..
> >>
> >> according to what I know (from the web)... Water Wetter helps to better
> >> dissipate heat in the cooling system...
> >>
> >> but... the question is...
> >>
> >> would Water Wetter (or any similar product) affect the Temp2 sensor
> >> reading on our vanagon...
> >>
> >> would our vanagon run richer or differently because it may run cooler?
> >>
> >> could you please give some thoughts about using this product?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> dan
> >>
>