Re: Counting my pennys for my next mod....

From: greg conner (dodgeboy93@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Aug 18 2002 - 20:51:55 EDT


I'm rumming the red line product in my new motor. It keeps it real cool
even during extended ideling in 90 deg heat. I can notice the difference on
the temp guage between just the 180 t-stat and a 50/50 mix and my 180 t-stat
the redline and water

>From: "scsilverdak" <scsilverdak@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Counting my pennys for my next mod....
>Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 18:17:00 -0400
>
>
>Ok,........I'll input my .02 cents worth on this........
>I'm running a FLOWCOOLER water pump, a 160 RS T-STAT, and a 50/50 mix of
>PEAK pre-mix anti-freeze,
>after I installed the the water pump and t-stat and refilled the radiator,
>the temp gauge was displaying almost the exact same reading as it did when
>stock, the dak seemed to be running better as the gauge was reading cooler
>and the 3.9 really liked that!!!!!!
>I added the DEI rad relief that Bernd sent with the Supercharger afterward
>and was shocked to find a
>very significant temp drop after FULL warm up.
>and the v6 really liked that as well.
>
>WATER WETTER...........DEI RAD RELIEF all I know is the stuff
>WORKS........AS promised !!!!!!!
>
>Ron- '01 Dakota Sport 3.9 Supercharged
>website: www.scsilverdak.com
>e-mail: scsilverdak@hotmail.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon N. Benignus" <blkwidow1@primary.net>
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 5:41 PM
>Subject: Re: DML: Counting my pennys for my next mod....
>
>
> >
> > > Come time for winter, I swap tstats again, empty the mix
> > > in the rad and add a stronger antifreeze - water mix to bring
> > > the overall mix back close to 50-50. I didn't do this one winter
> > > and, in the following winter (abnormally cold ... dropped to
> > > 0 -10 F frequently and below), I noticed that I began to get
> > > ice crystals forming in the mix. Promptly got the mix back
> > > to its 50-50 mix:-) HTH.
> >
> > The Water Wetter had nothing to do with the ice forming in the
>coolant-that
> > was due to a weak antifreeze/water mixture.
> >
> > Before anyone says any more, we use WW in a variety of DLM race engines,
> > from 358 to 430 c.i., running gas and alky. But, we don't run a
>thermostat,
> > or antifreeze, either.
> >
> > Jon
> > STL MO
> >

Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid

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