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Subject:Re: orange coolant...who uses it?
From:Tom L. Neal
Date:Sun, 23 May 1999 18:21:39 -0700

I have more harrowing stories about leaky head gaskets than I can
even  remember.  Have talked this over with the local German mechnica
expert.  He buys Autobahn to put in vanagons specifically.  I buy
from him and will only put Autobahn in my van.

Cheers, Tom Neal

On Sun, 23 May 1999, Horace K. Sawyer wrote:

> I use it a 95 Dodge Cummins turbo diesel with no problems to report.
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> Plan on putting in my 91 Westy soon and other vehicles.
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> At 11:06 PM 5/21/99 -0400, Karl F. Bloss wrote:
> >So how many of y'all use the orange extended life, e.g. Texaco
> >DexCool, stuff?  Ethylene glycol based, no phosphates or silicates.
> >Sounds good, esp. @$6.99/gal vs $15 for Autobahn.  Is there a catch?
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> >-Karl
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> >Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
> >'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
> >Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999
> >http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt
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