Running Warm on Highway
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Water wetter or purple ice both raise the boiling point and the thermo efficiency.
In a system that requires glycol to avoid freezing, the best mix is the least glycol necessary to keep the coolant liquid. In most parts if the country this is usually less than 30% glycol mix.
In Parts of the country that never get below freezing, glycol is unnecessary and less efficient than the above mentioned additives for heat transfer.
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Originally Posted by Twix
My question is, why would you run anti freeze in a place that never freezes?
- Corrosion. Trust me, I made that mistake with another vehicle years ago. Modern antifreezes include corrosion inhibitors that prolong the life of the radiator and other components.
- Boil over protection. Antifreeze not only lowers the freezing point, it also raises the boiling point of the water with which it is mixed.
Last edited by mln01; 05-01-2017 at 06:47 AM.
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It actually does freeze here in winter, not often, but enough that you can't run straight water. I'll go ahead and add some water wetter and see if that helps, usually is good for a couple degrees.
I know I'm not overheating, just wanted to compare to others to make sure I don't have an impending issue. I'm just a little surprised that the ambient temp rising a few degrees could have a that large of an effect on engine temp. But the consensus seems to be it can. I will still look through everything later today and see if I find anything.
I know I'm not overheating, just wanted to compare to others to make sure I don't have an impending issue. I'm just a little surprised that the ambient temp rising a few degrees could have a that large of an effect on engine temp. But the consensus seems to be it can. I will still look through everything later today and see if I find anything.
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They are wild lol
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Yeah it's a great show. I have been wanting to do a set of hood louvers on a D2, but I might cruise around without a hood first lol.
It looks to me like the Poison Spyder JK Hood Louver plate would fit on our D2's pretty darn good. I have a hood black out on the Kalahari so it wouldn't really stick out.
It looks to me like the Poison Spyder JK Hood Louver plate would fit on our D2's pretty darn good. I have a hood black out on the Kalahari so it wouldn't really stick out.
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