> I can give you're the scientific explanation but water is better at conducting
> heat.
100% correct.
> You may want to check into Redline Water Wetter. It increases water's
> ability to conduct heat away from the engine.
Isn't Water Wetter a surfactant? If so, it stands to reason that it helps
the water do it's job.
Supposedly very Good Stuff, but I've never used it myself. Would not
hesitate trying it out, and maybe I should, considering my borderline
ping.
> To increase cooling you
> want to run water without coolant.
Well, sure, but coolant also performs some other Nifty Tasks like
softening the water, neutralizing corrosives that show up in any cooling
system over time, not to mention raising the boiling point of the water.
You do mention lubricating the water pump; if Water Wetter accomplishes
that task, so much the better.
> I live in so. cal . where it stays above 32 deg. (+ car is garaged) so I
> use straight water and the recommended amount of Water Wetter.
I'd be real careful with that setup, and flush the system fairly often.
Plus hope I don't get caught idling out in the desert (coolant == anti-boil
as well as anti-freeze).
As for me, I was raised in the era of brass radiators, when nobody ever
flushed their systems unless coolant turned cloudy or things started clogging.
Now with this newfangled aluminum, I've experienced unfortunate radiator
demise, and try to flush/change coolant according the the manufacturer's
recommendations.
One coolant suggestion: go for the 5 year/100,000 mile interval stuff
(made by both Texaco and the Prestone folks, more to come, I'm sure). It
seems to work as advertised, and is not much more expensive. Yes,
I'm lazy. You're probably better off using distilled water, to boot.
Ron
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