Does anyone have any experience with using the "WaterWetter" product as a coolant helper? It is advertised to improve coolant temp by as much as 30 degrees F. I wonder if that claim is using just water and no coolant?
Joe 25864
Joe 25864
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Snake Oil!Dick WhittingtonComment
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If you use a good HOAT antifreeze like Zerex G-05 in a 50/50 blend with distilled water you don't need any snake oil coolant additives, just like you don't need them if you use CJ-4 engine oil.
Water Wetter is for race cars where the rules prohibit any proportion of ethylene glycol because if spilled it makes the track slippery and is difficult to clean up. It does reduce water's surface tension and provides a mild corrosion inhibitor package, but it is totally useless/redundant if you use the above mentioned coolant blend.
DukeComment
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If you use a good HOAT antifreeze like Zerex G-05 in a 50/50 blend with distilled water you don't need any snake oil coolant additives, just like you don't need them if you use CJ-4 engine oil.
Water Wetter is for race cars where the rules prohibit any proportion of ethylene glycol because if spilled it makes the track slippery and is difficult to clean up. It does reduce water's surface tension and provides a mild corrosion inhibitor package, but it is totally useless/redundant if you use the above mentioned coolant blend.
DukeComment
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Duke, thanks for the direction.
While on the subject of engine fluids, what do you recommend for motor oil for my freshly rebuilt 235 6 cyl? I just passed 300 miles with Quaker State 10W 30 and am ready to pour new.
JoeComment
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Duke, thanks for the direction.
While on the subject of engine fluids, what do you recommend for motor oil for my freshly rebuilt 235 6 cyl? I just passed 300 miles with Quaker State 10W 30 and am ready to pour new.
JoeComment
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Any 15W-40 API service category CJ-4 oil if you don't do cold starts below 10 degrees F. If you do, use 5W-40 CJ-4.
Virtually all 10W-30 oils that you find on store shelves carry API service category SM, which is a poor rating for vintage engines. (It is designed for and best for MODERN engines.) There are 10W-30 CJ-4 oils, but they are not commonly stocked by typical big box and auto parts chains except maybe in very cold climates.
There was a thread on this subject in the last week and tons of information in the archives on the best motor oils for vintage engines - all the whys and wherefores and links to the reliable source data that leads to the conclusion that CJ-4 is the way to go.
Suggest you do some archive research.
DukeComment
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Any 15W-40 API service category CJ-4 oil if you don't do cold starts below 10 degrees F. If you do, use 5W-40 CJ-4.
Virtually all 10W-30 oils that you find on store shelves carry API service category SM, which is a poor rating for vintage engines. (It is designed for and best for MODERN engines.) There are 10W-30 CJ-4 oils, but they are not commonly stocked by typical big box and auto parts chains except maybe in very cold climates.
There was a thread on this subject in the last week and tons of information in the archives on the best motor oils for vintage engines - all the whys and wherefores and links to the reliable source data that leads to the conclusion that CJ-4 is the way to go.
Suggest you do some archive research.
DukeComment
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