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RICHARD TILL · 12-18-2005

wall-mart, the cheapest they have. tech brand and boiler feedwater .03 conductivity. i work at a powerhouse. been doing this on my z for 8 years now. it passed the test of +16 about a week ago.

WB9MCW · 12-19-2005

RT would the cheap walley town be the "silicated green coolant" type..do they really sell boiler feedwater there too!! is ur "brew" only "southern" states grade
temp f rated?

tomtom72 · 12-19-2005

Hi Rich, That's what I'm talking about, info from a chief of the black gang!

Thanks!!

Funny how I remember that stuff from working in a boat yard. Mercruiser has a tolerance volt reading for their marine motors in a saltwater situation also to prevent electrolytic rot on the alum. parts...dissimilar metals immersed in water produce a current, add some heat & ya got an evil thing happening!

I'm gonna go check if I can find a Wal-Mart, not too many where I live. Does their coolant say "contains silicates"???

I'm not trying to beat a dead horse but Prestone's info line told me their stuff doesn't contain silicates. For all I know the person answering the phone was reading from a MSDS & don't know beans about silicates & LT5's!

Thanks for your insite!
Gingle bells!!
Tom

Aurora40 · 12-19-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomtom72

I'm gonna go check if I can find a Wal-Mart, not too many where I live. Does their coolant say "contains silicates"???

It's my understanding the Wal-Mart "Super Tech" line of coolant is made by Prestone and is the same as their long-life stuff (i.e. very similar/the same to DexCool).

If the coolant says long life or has a 5 year 100+k mile change recommendation, or anything like that, it's a pretty fair bet it isn't a silicated coolant.

RICHARD TILL · 12-21-2005

i`ve got the supertech jug in my hand. no mention at all about being silicated or change intervals either. says distributed by alsip packaging, inc. alsip, illinois 60656. the water i`m using is pure as pure can be. no minerals either suspended or dissolved. its even deoxygenated and rid of chlorine. silica and calcium is the big thing in boiler feedwater. silica will erode and calcium will scale the tubes under high pressure. no patent on this water. got about 30 gallons in reserve. anybody just drop by and i`ll fix you up. we`re making about 1100 gallons per minute.

12-18-2005	#11
RICHARD TILL Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iuka, Mississippi 38852 Posts: 756	Re: Antifreeze wall-mart, the cheapest they have. tech brand and boiler feedwater .03 conductivity. i work at a powerhouse. been doing this on my z for 8 years now. it passed the test of +16 about a week ago.

12-19-2005	#12
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: Antifreeze RT would the cheap walley town be the "silicated green coolant" type..do they really sell boiler feedwater there too!! is ur "brew" only "southern" states grade temp f rated? __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

12-19-2005	#13
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Antifreeze Hi Rich, That's what I'm talking about, info from a chief of the black gang! Thanks!! Funny how I remember that stuff from working in a boat yard. Mercruiser has a tolerance volt reading for their marine motors in a saltwater situation also to prevent electrolytic rot on the alum. parts...dissimilar metals immersed in water produce a current, add some heat & ya got an evil thing happening! I'm gonna go check if I can find a Wal-Mart, not too many where I live. Does their coolant say "contains silicates"??? I'm not trying to beat a dead horse but Prestone's info line told me their stuff doesn't contain silicates. For all I know the person answering the phone was reading from a MSDS & don't know beans about silicates & LT5's! Thanks for your insite! Gingle bells!! Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

12-21-2005	#15
RICHARD TILL Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iuka, Mississippi 38852 Posts: 756	Re: Antifreeze i`ve got the supertech jug in my hand. no mention at all about being silicated or change intervals either. says distributed by alsip packaging, inc. alsip, illinois 60656. the water i`m using is pure as pure can be. no minerals either suspended or dissolved. its even deoxygenated and rid of chlorine. silica and calcium is the big thing in boiler feedwater. silica will erode and calcium will scale the tubes under high pressure. no patent on this water. got about 30 gallons in reserve. anybody just drop by and i`ll fix you up. we`re making about 1100 gallons per minute.