darrinb

should i drain out all my coolant and just put in this stuff w/ water?

scalbert

Living in Michigan, are you wanting to destroy your car??

To answer simply, NO. Just run the normal 50/50 ratio of coolant and water and then add a bottle of WW.

RUF87

just remember to leave some room for the WW.

scalbert

It's only a quart bottle normally, should be plenty of room.

darrinb

there aint no room....

scalbert

Then drain off a quart or add to the over flow bottle, your choice...

darrinb

ok, thanks steve, imma go read the manual to see how to drain the coolant.

scalbert

Easy, at the base of the radiator there is a drain valve which is easy to get to. Just take the rad cap off and open the valve. But refer to the manual to be sure.

darrinb

k, u think i can get under there, my car is pretty low

RUF87

Mine's low too so I had to lift it enough to put a drain pan under it.

But it's easy enough. The drain valve is on your left when facing the front of the car. There's a smallish opening that you can feel a cock valve. Just twist it open and let a little some out.

I just had to do this again to add the Mugen cooling upgrades Scalbert noted in the past.

Thanks Scalbert.

I think this is a must for folks in the south and or those that run their cars hard or in stop-and-go traffic.

Ruf

darrinb

k, i'll c if i can get under there, i dont have anything to lift my car up with

RUF87

do you have any boards or something like that . . . I didn't need but a couple of inches to do mine. or get yourself a lower profile pan . . . :P

Ruf

civic4982

I'm thinking about adding the redline water wetter too... how much is a quart?

civic4982

ruf: wanna help me do the redline tonight maybe?

RUF87

I think it's actually 16oz if I remember correctly.

Ruf

RUF87

Sure, we can pick it up at Pep Boys on Spring Creek& Alma.

It's about $7 with tax. And it should only take us about 15mins.

Ruf

darrinb

i just added it to the reserve tank, i guess it will cycle it...

scalbert

Well, if your car is still running hot then it will get mixed in with the coolant pretty quickly.

johntypes

If you go on web. site in order to work ,you must use it only with water.

read the fine print all of the brands say the same thing

RUF87

Not quite true. You do get some benefit, however maximum benefit is with just water and WW.

Straight from the manufacturer:
Temp readings with:
Just a 50/50 mix = 228 deg
50/50 mix with WW = 220 deg
Water only = 220 deg
Water + WW = 208 deg

It also states that you gain improvements as you lower the ratio of antifreeze.

Ruf

civic4982

ooo... I'll wait to flush out my whole system then.

RUF87

Being down south you can drop your antifreeze ratio . . . just note that even in North Central Texas we can get down to the single digits, and at least the teens every year.

Ruf

dbox

use a turkey baster or what ever the fuck they are called.

Smitty

RUF87

What's that . . Mugen cooling mods going in . . .

12oz, a cold brew indeed.

Ruf

joedokes28

I gots all that stuff too The phoenix heat can't fade my cooling system.

asloudasitgets

how long can you keep the water wetter in your coolinf system?

i just added the water wetter in my reserve tank. no flushing done.

my car only has 11,000 miles on it when i put it in.