[Miata] water wetter for heat reduction

[Larry Alster]

No but I would be adding a bottle of the waterpump lube/antirust to the 
mixture.  And tell your friend to read the bottle the next time!!


Larry

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonni Weatherwax" <bonni at weatherwax.net>
To: "Larry Alster" <Larry at Miata.net>
Cc: <miata at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Miata] water wetter for heat reduction


>
>> If your uses less than the recommended amount of anti-freeze it doesn't
> hurt
>> to add the bottle of waterpump lube/anti-rust.  It's only a couple of
> bucks
>> for the bottle and it's cheaper than cooling system components.
>>
> ***Good point, thanks Larry!  I've been using just Water Wetter and
> distilled water in both of my cars for a while now (over four years).  I 
> do
> have some antifreeze on hand just in case it actually gets cold enough to
> need it, but it's been a LONG time since it's been cold enough to do so. 
> If
> your car is in a garage or even under a car port, it'll take some awfully
> cold temps, sustained for many hours, to freeze the block.  At least, 
> that's
> what I've been doing.  But that's just what I do . . . doesn't mean I'd
> necessarily recommend it to others.  I have a friend that uses 50-50!  In
> the part of California that I live (Sacramento area), that's just 
> overkill.
> But the owner of that car is stubborn, so I don't bother trying to change
> their mind.  ;)  What do you think, Larry?  Am I being foolish with my
> methods about antifreeze?
>
>
>