A bit of trivia: When glycol antifreeze became standard, some engines had to be redesigned a bit to minimize the chance that coolant would leak into the crankcase. For example, the holes in the block for the head studs needed to be blind: they could no longer pass through the deck into the crankcase.
This is because when glycol antifreeze gets into the oil, it can turn into a gummy goo. If pure water leaked into the crankcase, it would simply evaporate. Doug Braun '72 Spit At 06:30 PM 7/21/2003 -0400, John T. Blair wrote: >At 05:13 PM 7/19/03 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>The Alvis Register July Circular poses this question: >> >>"Does antifreeze really improve cooling in hot weather?" >> >>Of course they're asking about vintage (pre-1932) cars with non pressurized >>systems. >> >>I use distilled water with Red Line's Water Wetter only in sub-tropical >>Miami, and it seems to work just fine. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
