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randy hall 11-04-2012 12:30:22 216.201.50.145 Report to Moderator	i never heard of a power increase with just water but i know from experience that straight water will give you around 20% more cooling capacity than an antifreeze mix will. the surface tension of water is less than the mix. [Reply]   [No Email]
willie in mn 11-04-2012 19:05:14 67.142.168.21 Report to Moderator	Re: antifreeze or water in reply to randy hall, 11-04-2012 12:30:22   Good theory, but you got it hind end around bassackwards. Back in 50s, early 60s people in warm climates such as so Tx, Fl, Az, Ca ran just a quart of antifreeze to lube water pump & in case they got a little frost. Then with A/C becoming a popular option, they had overheating problem due to the increased cooling load. Remedy was to run 50/50 mix in everything year around. Willie [Reply]  [No Email]
CNKS 11-05-2012 07:10:07 216.144.104.128 Report to Moderator	Re: antifreeze or water in reply to willie in mn, 11-04-2012 19:05:14   No one has mentioned that antifreeze raises the boiling point, thus less or nothing comes out the overflow. In S Texas I don't think we ever used antifreeze in the 50's. If the occasional freezing temps were forecast we drained the radiators in both tractors and cars. We ran our H fully loaded a lot of the time and loss of coolant was not unusual. Antifreeze would have stopped that. [Reply]  [No Email]