Peak Global Final Charge is the state of the art in antifreeze today (phosphate and nitrate free). Even Dennis Haynes uses it, and that's why I do in my Subaru conversion. Available at any decent auto supply store in concentrate or diluted. With 18 quarts in our rigs it's cost effective to get the concentrate and buy distilled water for dilution. https://www.peakhd.com/product_lines/final-charge/  
(Dennis's comments: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1704A&L=vanagon&P=R4994)  

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jack R
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 3:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!

I've had great success with Peak Lifetime Global, 60/40 mix.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/PEAK-PXA0B3-Antifreeze-Coolant-1-gal-RTU-G4037717/17201158?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1122&adid=22222222227010052247&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=150343663857&wl4=pla-261227233139&wl5=9016961&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=101593696&wl11=online&wl12=17201158&wl13=&veh=sem

Be sure to mix only will distilled water.  As city water has chlorine in it, and well water has other crap in it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David McNeely
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 5:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!

Must be phosphate free.  If it doesn't say it is phosphate free, it isn't, regardless of the compatibility claim on the label.  Zerex has a phosphate free antifreeze, I don't know about Prestone.  Also, VW still sells the blue stuff, though some dealers may not stock it.

mcneely

On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you use Prestone (or another quality brand) that says that it is 
> compatible with all other anti-freezes, you won't have to worry about 
> using something else if you have to buy some on the road somewhere.
>
> Buy concentrate and mix 50-50 with distilled water or water from a 
> dehumidifier.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Steve Williams < 
> steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just did a complete cooling system swap.  Hoses, stainless pipes, 
> > stainless coolant tower, RMW aluminum tank, new thermostat housing, etc.
> >
> > I'm in Canada and in close proximity to Canadian Tire.  Is there a 
> > recommended Brand anti-freeze for our beloved Vanagons?
> >
> > Having never bought it in volume before, should I get concentrated, 
> > or pre-mix?  If I get concentrated, I assume I need to get 
> > de-mineralized water from somewhere...  is that correct?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve Williams
> >
>

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