Yes, a big one. you're car will never heat
up to optimal temperatue in the first place and will run poorly if you live in
a colder climate.
lol, I haven't been following this thread and I
wish I had from the beginning. "Watter wetter" type product do indeed
work, I can attest to that. But if you drain it to 15%, then refill with
just water, your cooling will be DRASTICLY improved, whether you add the
product or not. Water has a much better cooling capacity then etholyne
glycol (green antifreeze) but you add the E.G. to prevent rusting and
freezing. The E.G. isn't there cause it cools better then water.
So the fact that you only run 15% (or less) coolant to get good results from
that particular product makes me skeptical, cause you would get cool temps
from that mix with or without the product.
What these products really are is just a mild
detergent. you said in your first email:
"it breaks down all the H2O molecular
friction, transferring heat from the block much more efficiently."
Well, sort of. Its a detergent, so its not
breaking down molecular friction (hehe) but it IS reducing the surface tension
for better contact and conduction of heat. But its just fancy
soap. =) So now that you know its just soap, don't freak out if
you see some sludge floating around right after you add it, its just washing
your radiator. =)
-Chad
Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 9:49
PM
Subject: RE: CRX: Purple Ice...Water
Wetter
Hmm, didn't think about that one. Any
downsides?
-George
Have you considered removing the thermostat?
David
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sun 1/5/2003 8:43 AM
To: Lee & Tracy Grimes; George Freeman; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
Subject: Re: CRX: Purple Ice...Water
Wetter
Lee,
I rarely have had heat issues with stock
Hondas in the past since like you
said they run cool compared to
other cars. My challenge is the shaved
head/higher compression
on the D16Z6 is creating a hotter running motor than
stock which has
lots of power during the first few minutes of running, then
slowly
starts losing ponies as it warms up (radiator & coolant are new
BTW).
Here in FL the heat factor is more dramatic in the
summer so I'm willing to
try this stuff and see what happens.
Little Beast is becoming very fun to
drive as I slowly chip away at
each issue one by one (ignition, timing,
cooling,
etc.).
-George
> That stuff sounds like Red Line's
Water Wetter. I've used it for years in
> the racecars and
put it in the van that tended to run hot when towing.
I
> don't think I've run it in a street Honda but luckily they run
so cool
> anyway. That is something we can be very happy about,
rarely ever do you see
> or hear of a Honda overheating and if so
it is usually a blatent problem and
> not a design
issue.
>
> Lee
>
>
> ----- Original
Message -----
> From: "George Freeman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > CRX content: Just
got a bottle of "Purple Ice" and plan to put it in
> >
soon. Apparently, you have to drain the coolant out so there's
only 15%
> > left, then add just water and the Purple Ice
additive (it breaks down
> > all the H2O molecular friction,
transferring heat from the block much
> > more
efficiently).
> >
> >
> >
George
>
>
>
