

| Subject: | Re: 'extended life' coolants |
| From: | Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Sep 1996 07:28:18 -0400 |
It'll all have leaked out, resulting in a complete changover in 2 yrs. ;-) >New GM vehicles come with a (claimed) 100k/5yr coolant they call 'Dex-Cool'; >I've just discovered Prestone "Extended Life - 5/100" coolant that notes on >the bottle that it is Dex-Cool compatable, & silicate and phosphate free. >(~ $8/gal @ Pep Boys). It's a vile, bile yellow color, same as the GM >stuff, for what it's worth. Any comments pro / con from the truely >knowledgeable out there ref using this stuff & maybe going 2-3 years between >coolant changes? > >Austin > \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Frank Terhaar-Yonkers, Manager High Performance Computing and Communications Research MCNC PO Box 12889 3021 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2889 fty@mcnc.org voice (919)248-1417 FAX (919)248-1455 http://www.mcnc.org/hpcc.html
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