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Posted By Discussion Topic: WATER or ANTIFREEZE ?     37RAGTOPMAN 08-08-2012 @ 6:12 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1971 Joined: Oct 2009 this is my take or experience on it, I used 2 new SKIPS pumps,with ANTIFREEZE, drove the car last year to SARATOGA, 782 miles round trip, NO problems at least I did not think so, this year drove the car, runs good no overheat, but a leak,when parked at cruise nights, embarresed,!!!! found leak, a small crack in the overflow line,resoldered,, when it leaked out the foam was so thick, you could have used it for shaving cream, I completely drained and flushed the coolant system., know I just use water from my dehumidfier which has no iron or anything else in it,and I also added water pump lube, know seems to run cooler, NO MORE FOAM, keep on FORDIN 37RAGTOPMAN supereal 08-08-2012 @ 9:28 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 Some antifreeze produces lots of foam, particularly in cars with unpressurized systems. My Model A's would spit it out until the windshield was almost covered. I switched to Sierra antifreeze, and most of the problem went away. Skip Haney's overflow valve adds enough pressure to reduce foaming, as well. Foaming antifreeze reduces cooling when it circulates, too. We also use demineralized water. It is cheap, and readily available. Bob56 08-09-2012 @ 5:24 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 121 Joined: Jun 2012 I recently bought a 1936 and was going to go thru the maintenance since I don't know the last time it was done. Took the car out yesterday, it did not overheat but the temp gauge was right on top of the normal level. I was thinking of using distilled water and water wetter, is this advisable? Live in Las Vegas and yesterday it was 112 Stroker 08-09-2012 @ 6:23 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 distilled or deionized water mixed with a soluble water pump lubricant will cool your motor much better than anti-freeze, especially in an unpressurized system. Keep in mind though that while it is really hot right now, Las Vegas is at 2000 feet in elevation, and the record low temperature is 8 deg F. 42wagon 08-09-2012 @ 6:49 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 586 Joined: Oct 2009 My cars are laid up from October to April. Therefore I have never run with anything other than straight water and have never had an overheating problem in either my 42 or a Model A supereal 08-09-2012 @ 8:09 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 I agree, 42, but here, in Iowa, forgetting to drain for cold weather can be disasterous. My old memory isn't what it used to be. Any undrained coolant left in the block or heater core without antifreeze can also be a problem. carcrazy 08-09-2012 @ 3:08 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1703 Joined: Oct 2009 When using only distilled water as a coolant what is the best water pump lubricant or anti-corrosion agent to mix with it? Stroker 08-09-2012 @ 3:14 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 I used to use Mac's #13 "Unlucky For Rust", but they are defunct. Today, I use Barr's water pump lube and rust inhibitor. MG 08-09-2012 @ 7:19 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1263 Joined: Nov 2009 There is a new product on the market called 'Radiator Relief'. Description at: http://www.designengineering.com/category/catalog/thermal-chemicals/radiator-relief-16oz Also, Summit Racing description - "Radiator Relief is simply the best coolant system additive on the market today. It's made for use with water or anti-freeze and is designed to function in two ways: It eliminates high temperatures in your passenger car, street rod, race car, RV, etc., and will reduce the temp as much as 30 degrees F. It also provides a 50 percent quicker warm up time. This characteristic is not only beneficial to motor sports pros, but also to daily drivers who can enjoy the comfort of heat in half the time on those cold mornings." See this @ http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DEI-040200/ mrtexas 08-09-2012 @ 7:50 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 68 Joined: Dec 2011 Water is a better conductor of heat but according to this chart, a 50/50 antifreeze solution raises the boiling point to about 225F. http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78836&highlight=antifreeze IMHO snake oil is a waste of time and money. I've tried them. This message was edited by mrtexas on 8-9-12 @ 7:51 PM

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