Types of coolant to use...

[aaunins20 at hotmail.com (Aaron Aunins)]

I'll probably get a lot of crap for this, but I run the Prestone Low tox 
coolant in my 16V (propylene glycol).  The container says it is phosphate 
free.  I have a new water pump, low themp thermostat, low temp fan switch, 
and several new hoses.  I get a pretty steady 100-105 degrees c in the 
summer oil temps and 90 - 100 degrees in the winter.  The only time it 
threatens to overheat is in the summer with the A.C on, mostly in stop and 
go traffic, or 70 mph on a 100 degree day.  I hear of a lot of people that 
have that problem no matter what coolant they use.  I flushed the system 
pretty good, 2 times with water, before switching over.  I will say it 
doesn't seem to cool quite as well as the normal green stuff (I think it had 
normal Prestone before).  Anyway, I feel like it does a good job.

Aaron
87 16V


>From: "David Utley" <mr.utility@highstream.net>
>Reply-To: mr.utility@highstream.net
>To: 
><VWGTIKIM@aol.com>,<rapieper@yahoo.com>,<brett@netacc.net>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Types of coolant to use...
>Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:06:37 -0600
>
>It works, I have used it...  I would recommend it, esp. in the summer, and
>if you are not going to use Evans...
>
>Davie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of VWGTIKIM@aol.com
>Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:45 PM
>To: rapieper@yahoo.com; brett@netacc.net; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Types of coolant to use...
>
>When my parts guy found out how I was driving my rocco in the summer he
>suggested "water wetter" additive and claimed I would notice the 
>performance
>gain
>due to the lowered surface temp of the coolant, and said it makes it
>slipperier
>which speeds up flow, course it's $10.00 a bottle so he had to say 
>something
>good! I do use it but can't say anything either way, although my right foot
>wants to belive it! Michael
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