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Old 02-12-2004, 07:13 PM
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Not too long ago I down shifted to 3rd doing 60 to rap it out and grenaded that same heater hose.......i think its just old hoses, since i put a new one in i havent had any problems.
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Old 02-12-2004, 08:19 PM
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yea after driving two days im completely leak free in the coolant department...........woooooooooo



first time ever.



now once i replace that leaky PD ill be 100% leak free, woot.



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Old 02-12-2004, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' date='Feb 12 2004, 05:09 PM
I ran a 75 water and 25 coolant mix (oh and a bottle of water wetter) in my rx7 for the summer.. I dropped the coolant out of the car and it's sitting in a jug in my garage.. Hasn't froze..



Cooling is more efficient with more water, no? I was curious to see if my mix would have frozen in the Canadian winter but I guess it didnt..
nope...water is the beest for heat transfer
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yeah that line under the filter doesnt last because it gets oil spilled on it
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Old 02-12-2004, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Feb 12 2004, 09:32 PM
yeah that line under the filter doesnt last because it gets oil spilled on it
that was my theory too, i guess i didnt post it here, but that was my analysis.



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Old 02-12-2004, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonDrecksage' date='Feb 12 2004, 06:29 PM
nope...water is the beest for heat transfer
so higher water ratio = good?
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Old 02-12-2004, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' date='Feb 13 2004, 12:40 AM
so higher water ratio = good?
yeah....but watch out when its cold thats all





during the summer i use 100% water and water wetter
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Old 02-12-2004, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by FrestyleFC3S' date='Feb 12 2004, 08:43 PM
yeah....but watch out when its cold thats all





during the summer i use 100% water and water wetter
Yeah that's what I was thinking too.. I was under the impression you needed a little bit of coolant to keep the aluminum from corroding? That's why I ran 25/75 for the summer..
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some people use that evans coolant to prevent corroding all together, yes don't even bother if it gets cold enough where you live, the stock cooling system when working correctly is probably well within any abuse you can give it.
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i dont trust 100% water, honestly.



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