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Mar 12, 2014 4:38 pm
Mar 12, 2014 4:38 pm
Subject: Re: Waterless Coolant
An alternative is a product called "Forlife" which I intended to use once my cars were back on the road, however I understand that Jonathan Oppenheimer had serious problems resulting from using that product in his V12. The Evans product seems to get good press all round...apart from the expense, and concern regarding emergency topping up in the event of, say, hose failure.
I wonder which ingredients justify the substantial price?!
Incidentally (and more on topic!), I have to say that I've been pretty impressed with Bars Leaks and similar products. Towing our caravan up to a Scottish holiday, our car, a 1964 Rover 2000 started misfiring and overheating. It transpired part of the head had corroded away, letting water directly into a combustion chamber. At low speeds, sucking water in; at high speeds, blowing it out. Bars leaks fixed it, despite the heat and compression pressure. Got us up to, around Scotland, and back to Surrey.
Also, my Lancia Y10 had a miniscule weep from a steel water pipe, the removal of which appeared impossible...so the (stupid) repair was to run the car without antifreeze. After a few years...and naturally, whilst on holiday at Sables d'Olonne, I noticed a big puddle under the car. A core plug had rusted through. A big hole; water poured out almost as fast as I poured it in. Went to the local £ (or is that €?!) shop & bought a tin of stuff. Poured it in with no hope of success...but it did actually seal it. I never did replace the core plug, so nothing but praise EXCEPT forever after, the car ran 10 degrees hotter. Not in itself a problem, other than leaving less margin for boiling over in traffic jams (the radiator fan had seized with rust as it had never previously had need to come on). So...it will tend to clog perhaps narrow passages...such as those in a radiator core.
Laurence
An alternative is a product called "Forlife" which I intended to use once my cars were back on the road, however I understand that Jonathan Oppenheimer had serious problems resulting from using that product in his V12. The Evans product seems to get good press all round...apart from the expense, and concern regarding emergency topping up in the event of, say, hose failure.
I wonder which ingredients justify the substantial price?!
Incidentally (and more on topic!), I have to say that I've been pretty impressed with Bars Leaks and similar products. Towing our caravan up to a Scottish holiday, our car, a 1964 Rover 2000 started misfiring and overheating. It transpired part of the head had corroded away, letting water directly into a combustion chamber. At low speeds, sucking water in; at high speeds, blowing it out. Bars leaks fixed it, despite the heat and compression pressure. Got us up to, around Scotland, and back to Surrey.
Also, my Lancia Y10 had a miniscule weep from a steel water pipe, the removal of which appeared impossible...so the (stupid) repair was to run the car without antifreeze. After a few years...and naturally, whilst on holiday at Sables d'Olonne, I noticed a big puddle under the car. A core plug had rusted through. A big hole; water poured out almost as fast as I poured it in. Went to the local £ (or is that €?!) shop & bought a tin of stuff. Poured it in with no hope of success...but it did actually seal it. I never did replace the core plug, so nothing but praise EXCEPT forever after, the car ran 10 degrees hotter. Not in itself a problem, other than leaving less margin for boiling over in traffic jams (the radiator fan had seized with rust as it had never previously had need to come on). So...it will tend to clog perhaps narrow passages...such as those in a radiator core.
Laurence