I thought this was for the driver. Certainly keeps the chill out in those old cars. No seriously have heard and read that it has been used as an antifreeze. With a much lower F.P. no reason it shouldnt be used but at the same time just remember it also has a much lower B.P. depending on the alcohol (ethanol for instance has a B.P. of 78.4 C) so you would need to use one of the higher alcohols (at least isopropyl or higher). Have never really looked into glycol but isnt this closely related to alcohol through the petroleum chain? B.r., David
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:53 AM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Alcohol as an antifreeze? > Fishmann, Keith, et all > > Lower freezing point, yes, but also lower boiling point and heat of > vaporization. Maybe better than water in the winter but probably worse > as an actual engine coolant. I'm a little out of my expertease here > though so someone please correct me if I'm wrong. > > -andrew > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greetings to everyone: > > > It seems to me that before the advent of modern antifreeze, > people > > >used alcohol in the cars to keep them from freezing in the winter, > (I swear I > > >read that somewhere but can't remember where). Has anyone else ever > heard of > > >this? Is it possible? Can a person make their own antifreeze in the > same way > > >as making fuel for their automobile? > > > Thanks for the input and guidance, > > > Fischmann > > > > I'm sure you're right, rings bells - it does have a low freezing > > point. You might have to use quite a lot though to get the overall > > freezing point down low enough. Also glycerine's been suggested as > an > > anti-freeze. But I guess it has to be purified first. > > > > Keith Addison > > Journey to Forever > > Handmade Projects > > Tokyo > > http://journeytoforever.org/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
