Ok, that's enough. :-)

Alistair

> On Jul 12, 2015, at 7:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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