[DeTomaso] Fwd: Re: Pantera Coolant

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Asa,

Ah, a confirmation of the phenomenon. Do you know how to go about testing the coolant pH?

Mr. Ignorant


---- Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> True.
>
> I measured a high voltage on one of my old cars one time that hadn't
> had coolant changed in years. It was told to me by one of our
> instructors in Automotive Tech. So I went home and tried it. I was
> surprised.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting cengles at cox.net:
>
> >
> >
> >> From: "larry gilmore" <mgilmore11 at mchsi.com>
> >> To: <cengles at cox.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheels
> >> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:25:14 -0600
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Chuck! Reading the interesting comments about what to run in the
> >> radiator. Something tha is VERY important, make sure the mixture is PH
> >> balanced! If not it can become very acidic, wreaking havoc on aluminum
> >> parts,and also become electrified! Talked to my friend at the garage, he
> >> said when that happens, you can take a voltage meter, touch the positive to
> >> the battery, put the negative cable in the radiator mix, and get a reading,
> >> they had one recently that read 8 volts! That will eat up heater cores
> >> quickly! Post this to the net, if you want to
> >
> > . best regards, mike gilmore
> >
> >
> >>
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