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Sounds logical to me.

Larry
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  From: DEMETRIS RAPTIS=20
  To: Larry ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:36 AM
  Subject: Re: Propylene glycol


  Absolutelu true. The problem with running only water is corosion and =
vaporization which leads to hot spots in the head, hence knocking.Using =
WaterWetter seems to help with that.Factory likes to use antifreeze to =
avoid frozen engines, but they admit more than 50% results in =
overheating.Propylene glycol absorbs heat better than ethylene glycol , =
it's a surpising auto companies did not make the substitution yet ( =
maybe propylene glycol is more expensive? ). Another thing to consider =
is the higher viscosity of  100% glycol in the cooling system. It will =
lubricate the water pump, but it might wear it out faster.
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Larry=20
    To: DEMETRIS RAPTIS ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
    Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:23 PM
    Subject: Re: Propylene glycol


    I've heard (can't remember where) that pure water has better cooling =
characteristics than any antifreeze, even though the AF has a higher =
ultimate boiling point.  The higher the ratio of AF to water, the worse =
the cooling. =20
    Can't say for sure if this is true, since I've not experimented =
along these lines...
    take it for what it's worth (maybe nothing)

    Larry=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sounds logical to me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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  title=3Drocco16v@netzero.com>Larry</A> ; <A=20
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Absolutelu true. The problem with =
running only=20
  water is corosion and vaporization which leads to hot spots in the =
head, hence=20
  knocking.Using WaterWetter seems to help with that.Factory likes to =
use=20
  antifreeze to avoid frozen engines, but they admit more than 50% =
results in=20
  overheating.Propylene glycol absorbs heat better than ethylene glycol =
, it's a=20
  surpising auto companies did not make the substitution yet ( maybe =
propylene=20
  glycol is more expensive? ). Another thing to consider is the higher=20
  viscosity&nbsp;of &nbsp;100% glycol in the cooling system. It will =
lubricate=20
  the water pump, but it might wear it out faster.</FONT></DIV>
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    title=3Draver@prodigy.net>DEMETRIS RAPTIS</A> ; <A=20
    href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org"=20
    title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
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2002 11:23=20
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glycol</DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've heard (can't remember where) =
that pure=20
    water has better cooling characteristics than any antifreeze, even =
though=20
    the AF has a higher ultimate boiling point.&nbsp; The higher the =
ratio of AF=20
    to water, the worse the cooling.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can't say for sure if this is true, =
since I've=20
    not experimented along these lines...</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>take it for what it's worth (maybe=20
    nothing)</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry </FONT></DIV>
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