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Subject:Re: Phosphate free coolant
Date:Tue, 6 Aug 1996 20:40:15 -0700

Dan wrote:

>Reading my owners manual and my filler cap (and posts on the list) I see that
>I am supposed to use only phosphate free ethyl glycol based antifreeze.  Is
>the VW dealer the only place to get this or is all ethyl gylcol based
>anti-freeze phosphate free????  I have been reading labels and nobody lists
>"phosphate" as an ingredient.  The teenage Goober behind the counter hasn't
>been much help.

Dan,

If it's green, it ain't phosphate free.  I use Prestone long life 4/60 or
what ever they're calling it now (5/100?).  If it'e phosphate free, it WILL
say so.

Jim Arnott

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