I haven't heard of the leaking problem before. The red antifreeze is supposed to be the environmentally friendly version. The green is just a traditional brand. I believe Prestone is still green, and Peak is still blue last I checked. Even for those that make the traditional mix, the red seems to be for the kind that is somewhat safe to pets and has less poison in it.
For those that don't know, your traditional antifreeze is very poisonous to animals. If you've never spilled some or filled a drain pan and forgot to pick it up, and no animals came around you are very lucky. The taste of antifreeze is very sweet and no too long ago it also contained arsenic. When a dog or cat got into the drain pan they loved the taste. And then the next morning there they were stiff as a board. It really is an awful death for an animal to go through so if you change your own, be real sure to clean up when you're done. If killing a pet isn't bad enough, what the government will do is worse. ----- Original Message ----- From: cheetah To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] red antifreeze ok car guys what about this. had to replace the thermostat on my 2001 blazer. ok a friend of mine did that and all went well. until it came time to put back the antifreeze. he says hmmm this has the red stuff. well darn all I had is the green. off to the parts store. the guy there tells me something strange. he asked how many miles on the blazer I tell him 90 thousand something. he asked do you have any problems with leaks. I say no? he says gm has been having problems with gaskets rotting out with the red antifreeze. gm claims its the gaskets and the gasket makers claim its the red antifreeze. the parts guy says allot of people have been changing out the red for the green. 2 questions has anyone heard of this? and 2 is there any difference between the red and the green? Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
