What antifreeze ?
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What antifreeze ?
What do you guys use in your RV8 ? I put new Blue in mine with distilled water and it attacked the water pump when stripped down after only a few months, turning the hose ends white, I have a copper/brass radiator and have read you cant use the red antifreeze as it attacks copper, any ideas.
I use blue in mine too mate,
50 50 mix
50 50 mix
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Procharger D1SC supercharger and Cossie RS500 Intercooler @ 14psi of Boost. 416 RWHP, (boost leak)
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You cannot use the pink because you have copper.
Could try www.evanscoolants.co.uk though.
Could try www.evanscoolants.co.uk though.
Richard.
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See this post and indeed my specific post with the response from Evans
http://forum.daxsportingclub.com/phpBB3 ... f=6&t=6030
http://forum.daxsportingclub.com/phpBB3 ... f=6&t=6030
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Re: What antifreeze ?
What make of antifreeze was this? And how old?Devonrod wrote:What do you guys use in your RV8 ? I put new Blue in mine with distilled water and it attacked the water pump when stripped down after only a few months, turning the hose ends white, I have a copper/brass radiator and have read you cant use the red antifreeze as it attacks copper, any ideas.
You can't go by colour alone. The first antifreeze I remember was Smiths Bluecol and that was blue - hence the name. But not suitable for ally engines.
The one which was from the same company was green.
The usual active substance in one suitable for an RV8 cooling system with copper rad is mono ethylene glycol.
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OK to be more specific this is what I use.
http://www.granvilleoil.com/product_inf ... rod_id=364
I've been using this for years & as I've already said my cooling system is spotless.
http://www.granvilleoil.com/product_inf ... rod_id=364
I've been using this for years & as I've already said my cooling system is spotless.
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I am not particular what brand of antifreeze I use. However I always use a ethylene glycol based type. I never buy it ready mixed ( more expensive ) but mix it 50/50 with any branded drinking water or distilled - seems to work fine - cooling system always clean.
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