Just a minute now---How about Coke? I understand it eats through all kinds of stuff. Including our billfolds it seems! ----- Original Message ----- From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Physics and antifreeze > As a postscript to Bob Oswald's information, I now realize WHY the > factory service manual states that, if you don't have A/C in/on your > car, only PLAIN CLEAN WATER is needed in the cooling system. > > For A/C - cars, the s.-m. states that you "should" install anti-freeze. > > So, in a 14-lb-pressure system, the agua will vaporize @ about 242 F. , > which is pretty-high, huh. > > As we all know, the biggest threat to a cooling system is failure of its > hoses. > > Another man (sorry; I erased your message) was concerned about an > article in Car & Driver(?) , Re: corrosive properties of a "similar > product", to propylene glycol. > > NPG is a food-additive, and we have all probably consumed some of it, by > now. > > I'd hate to think that something our bodies can digest, can corrode > metal! The accompanying articles, in Evan's "site" refer to > "million-mile" > life-expectancy for NPG, in a cooling system. > > Neil > 57 D500 (under-pressure) > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages > of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at > > http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm
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