I am located in Arizona and as the temp. is going up these days I can feel that the car is more sluggish. I wanted to flush the radiator system and put a combination of radiator fluid and water wetter in it.

Here is my dilema:

What mix should I go with? As I said I am in Arizona so it rarely gets cold and so I would think a 70% water wetter and 30% radiator fluid mix would be good.

What are the advantages to using more water wetter and what are the disadvantages?

Should I not use radiator fluid at all and use water instead with the water wetter?

Any help is appreciated as always.

 

it works quite well. just throw the whole bottle in with just water.

 

can you use Antifreez with the water wetter?

 

yes, but using antifreeze reduces the effectiveness of the water wetter.
If you are in an area that gets really cold, then antifreeze is a must.
otherwise, i wouldnt use anything but water

 

Chris, When we did my radiator I added almost two bottles to a 75/25 % water/antifreeze mix. Hope this helps.

 

Wait, so then pure water by itself is the best?

Then does water wetter just allow the water to work more effectively?

I am a little confused here.

Can someone explain what water wetter exactly is and what it does, and how to use it.

Thanks!

 

I wouldn't run pure water for the simple fact that you need some chemicals in there to keep things clean... Antifreezes have additives in them. Does the Water Wetter?

 

http://www.redlineoil.com/products.htm
Your questions are all answered there....(under the water wetter category anyway....)

 

Water wetter does not protect against corrosion....thats why they reccomend at least a 15% mix of antifreeze for street cars.

 

{quoting redlines website...}Red Line WaterWetter® will provide the proper corrosion inhibition for all cooling system metals, including aluminum, cast iron, steel, copper, brass, and lead. {/quoting redlines website}

 

 

well that was imformative
I'm gettin soem h2o wetter

 

I was going by what a good friend of this shop told me and the staff here....oh yeah he is the Redline representative for Arizona.

 

-10% Honda Antifreeze - for corrorion prevention, and to keep the water pump a little lubricated.

-90% Publix Distilled Water - water transfers heat much better than antifreeze. Distilled water keeps you from getting mineral deposits in your radiator which reduced efficiency.

-One bottle Redline Water Wetter - Improves cooling efficiency even further.

 

I do and have been doing as SGT said every summer up here in NYC. half bottle of water wetter with 100% H2o in my cooling system.

I also am using a 160-170 degree thermostat with a spoon radiator cap...with several coolant bypasses as well.

 

True ...but antifreeze is also good for anti-boil.

 

I am going to be doing the install of a Mugen thermostat in my car next week. Mugen radiator cap is already in place. Would using the Redline Water Wetter and distilled water have any drawbacks at all? Should i re-use some of the coolant that is currently in my cooling system (the coolant in the system is only about 4 months old) along with the water wetter and distilled water?

thanks a bunch

 

when i put in my m00gen thermostat , fan switch and cap about 3 weeks ago i went
60 % distilled h20 40% honda coolant and a bottle of WW

water is what absorbs the heat and WW increases it's ability to do this but honda's coolant increases the boiling point to over 200 degrees F .
i did some searches (back when the searches worked) and remember Warren saying he doesn't know any road racers that go with pure water + WW

also, i'd replace your coolant when putting in the m00gen stuff personally

 

rather than waste your money on a mugen thermostat, you can buya generic one that opens earlier for 15dollars at pep boys

 

Agree 100% this is the mixture I used.

That is exactly why I used the antifreeze. My engine sees 95 degrees Celcius max temps which is 210 Farenhiet.

Don't forget water alone boils at 212 F.



[Modified by Asahi, 1:55 PM 6/12/2002]

 

damn trey
talk about bringing a thread back from the dead!

do you think 10% coolant will raise the bp sufficiently though?

 

not much... but the pressure inside the 'system' will raise it a lot.

Will

 

here is one thing I figured. my peak temps were 95 degrees celcius. if I went to less coolant and more water I hope to see a drop in temps where boiling is les of a concern. with lower temps and a little coolant I feel like I have a cooler running engine with enough of a saftey buffer to prevent any freezing or boiling issues.

Presure wasn't even considered but this is a great point. I don't have any formulas handy but H2O boiling is based on pressure so you might be ok with no coolant. I like coolant for freezing/corrosion/and boiling advantages so I see 10% as a small advantage.

 

hehe I just posted a thread similar to this one

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=205114

On the bottle it says to use at least 15% of coolant. That's what I'll be using instead of the 10% but that's all up to you guys what you want to use. Just letting it be known what it says on the bottle and what redline recommends for a street vehicle


:edit:
I realize that 5% is not a big diff







[Modified by Paul Walker, 4:34 PM 6/12/2002]

 

Technically, that's 50% (15 is 5 more thant 10, 5 is 50% of 10).


V. - who never had boilover so doesn't see the point, really... but is a Red Line ***** so he's running the 15/85/half-a-bottle formula