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Dec 20, 2007 2:32 pm
Dec 20, 2007 2:32 pm
Subject: Re: V12 Boiling
Water with antifreeze often causes the forming of sludge which can block the radiator and especially hollow spaces of the water pump. Coolant, aluprotect or normal does not damage the paintwork of the car and it does not leave the water stains you mention (caused by calcium in the water - which apparently wasn't so "soft" after all) when it dries up on the bonnet. If you have these, vinegar will remove them. To end all problems I would use coolant though! If you suspect that your engine overheats, your water temperature gauge will tell you so. The temperature will not only raise in the Cylinder head - it is pumped round and will raise in the entire cooling system. In that case a thorough decalification and de-rusting of the cooling system (all caused by the use of water) or a re-core are the solutions. A 2L engine (which does not have a fan) with a clean cooling system and coolant does not overheat - not even on a hot day in a traffic queue! I am pretty sure that the V12 engine shouldn't either.
Water with antifreeze often causes the forming of sludge which can block the radiator and especially hollow spaces of the water pump. Coolant, aluprotect or normal does not damage the paintwork of the car and it does not leave the water stains you mention (caused by calcium in the water - which apparently wasn't so "soft" after all) when it dries up on the bonnet. If you have these, vinegar will remove them. To end all problems I would use coolant though! If you suspect that your engine overheats, your water temperature gauge will tell you so. The temperature will not only raise in the Cylinder head - it is pumped round and will raise in the entire cooling system. In that case a thorough decalification and de-rusting of the cooling system (all caused by the use of water) or a re-core are the solutions. A 2L engine (which does not have a fan) with a clean cooling system and coolant does not overheat - not even on a hot day in a traffic queue! I am pretty sure that the V12 engine shouldn't either.