Autocorrect cancel: sooooo much cheaper...

Jim

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> And that was soon much cheaper!
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:00 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> That was a cheap joke Jim. I thought you'd know better than picking the
>> low hanging fruit.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>> >>
>>>
>>
>>
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