Re: [FWDLK] Living with modern anti-freeze products

[Jan & Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a fun read from "Route 66 Remembered:"

http://books.google.com/books?id=s0hVI-EbPkEC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=desert+water+bags&source=bl&ots=kAnW6ODrc7&sig=f1ipGQ8R3wP1PfvfEcFgT6hkFqM&hl=en&ei=siSfSt_ZOI6AsgOuwOzeDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=desert%20water%20bags&f=false

 

Says they were originally intended for cooling drinking water but also served as radiator cooling and spare water for boilovers.  Remember, carts didn't have pressure caps until the early 1950's.

 

--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge

 

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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Living with modern anti-freeze products

 

 

In a message dated 9/2/2009 11:35:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Didn't see near as many canvas bags on the front of cars in the desert in
1957 after pressurized systems and Prestone anti-freeze.

 

I think you were supposed to use them to cool drinking water.  You're right, though, they were really common.

 

Joe

 

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