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Another idea is to use only the amount of antifreeze necessary to keep

the

coolant from freezing solid and add corrosion inhibitors as needed.
Straight water has a higher heat coefficient than an antifreeze/water

mix.

It doesn't take that much antifreeze to keep the coolant from freezing
solid.  What happens is that the coolant turns to slush and the engine

can't

pump it through the system.  If you keep the plane in a heated hanger or

you

pre-heat it before starting the engine then there isn't a problem.  Once

the

engine is running it will elevate the temperatrure where the coolant

will

not return to the slush state. The other option is to run different
antifreeze/water mixes for the different seasons of the year.  Also,
recognize that the antifreeze also elevates the boiling point of the mix

so

there is a tradeoff.

Del Johnson

Anyone ever used "Water wetter" from Redline?

I think it reduces or eliminates the surface tension of water, which would
allow it to get better in touch with everything around it.

Thomas J.

 
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