Re: Still overheating

[vagabond@netcom.ca]

Gardiner wrote:
> 
> Gerry, I've never heard of pure coolant doing any harm to the engine.  In
> fact, you're NOT supposed to put water into the radiator because _that_
> causes corrosion.  

	Pure coolant congeals into geletine like state when it gets cold below
a certain  temperature, then your engine does not cool properly, then
you overheat, and then you DO harm the engine in a serious way.  As many
of you pointed out a mixture of coolant and water is what is supposed to
be used.  The mixture is anti-corrosive and the colder the climate the
more ati-freeze and less water you use.  Up here, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada I use 60% anti-freeze, 40% water.  This combo works great, I
never had a problem with the coolant in my cars.
	There are different thermostats out there too, I mean with different
temperature ranges, if the problem persists, I would suggest switching
to a different thermostat, one that opens at a lower temperature.

vagabond
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