Yes, I bugs me too. I refuse to buy 50/50 premix.
does it bug anyone else that 50/50 close to pure?
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Why would you do that?
Originally Posted By: 285south
I go straight 100% and add the distilled water to the reservoir
Originally Posted By: 285south
I go straight 100% and add the distilled water to the reservoir
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Originally Posted By: kschachn
Ethylene glycol is obviously more expensive than distilled water, but
Are you sure they even use distilled water? I doubt it.
deionized.
IF I knew for sure that it WAS deionized they all used, I would buy the 50/50 stuff, since that is what I would use IF I could, and the filters/treatments/etc. to make it weren't so much coin (YES, even the ones on Griot's Garage site are too pricey!).
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Originally Posted By: kschachn
Ethylene glycol is obviously more expensive than distilled water, but
Are you sure they even use distilled water? I doubt it.
deionized.
IF I knew for sure that it WAS deionized they all used, I would buy the 50/50 stuff, since that is what I would use IF I could, and the filters/treatments/etc. to make it weren't so much coin (YES, even the ones on Griot's Garage site are too pricey!).
Seriously? *Other* people buying a product upsets you?
I'm pretty sure that goes beyond having your nose stuck in someone else's rear: You've got your whole head up there looking around.
BITOG patrols the AutoZone coolant shelves, looking down their noses at people buying pre-mixed coolant (Read in a Thurston Howell III voice): "You probably don't even keep a "stash" of oil. Oh, of course you don't. Come on Cletus, we're leaving these plebes." :turns on heel and bruskly walks away:
I'm pretty sure that goes beyond having your nose stuck in someone else's rear: You've got your whole head up there looking around.
BITOG patrols the AutoZone coolant shelves, looking down their noses at people buying pre-mixed coolant (Read in a Thurston Howell III voice): "You probably don't even keep a "stash" of oil. Oh, of course you don't. Come on Cletus, we're leaving these plebes." :turns on heel and bruskly walks away:
^^^
I sense A LOT of Thurston Howell the thirds on this site, and not necessarily because of their views on pre-mixed anti-freeze.
I sense A LOT of Thurston Howell the thirds on this site, and not necessarily because of their views on pre-mixed anti-freeze.
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Originally Posted By: kschachn
Ethylene glycol is obviously more expensive than distilled water, but
Are you sure they even use distilled water? I doubt it.
deionized.
IF I knew for sure that it WAS deionized they all used, I would buy the 50/50 stuff, since that is what I would use IF I could, and the filters/treatments/etc. to make it weren't so much coin (YES, even the ones on Griot's Garage site are too pricey!).
The Napa 4019 filter kit can be put together for less than $60.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Originally Posted By: kschachn
Ethylene glycol is obviously more expensive than distilled water, but
Are you sure they even use distilled water? I doubt it.
deionized.
IF I knew for sure that it WAS deionized they all used, I would buy the 50/50 stuff, since that is what I would use IF I could, and the filters/treatments/etc. to make it weren't so much coin (YES, even the ones on Griot's Garage site are too pricey!).
The Napa 4019 filter kit can be put together for less than $60.
Originally Posted By: Eddie
The problem I have with 50/50 is you can't drain an engine 100% so the 50/50 can end up 40/60.
That's what i was thinking.
The problem I have with 50/50 is you can't drain an engine 100% so the 50/50 can end up 40/60.
That's what i was thinking.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
that pure antifreeze is around $14 gal and the same manuf offering a 50/50 mix of the same stuff charges approx. $12 gal.
Do they think we are lemmings?
well, people spend a lot of money for bottled water too.
that pure antifreeze is around $14 gal and the same manuf offering a 50/50 mix of the same stuff charges approx. $12 gal.
Do they think we are lemmings?
well, people spend a lot of money for bottled water too.
I figure if other people are stupid enough to buy the 50/50... the 100% will be cheaper for me! Personally I just have an empty jug, put 50/50 on it with a Sharpie, & put half a gallon of WM distilled in with the 100%. Need distilled around for all those batteries anyway.
I don't buy 50/50, so why should it bother me?
Or are you asking if we see the poor economy of paying $11.50 for $0.50 worth of water?
I would rather buy twice the amount of antifreeze for the same $23, and buy distilled water for $1.00/gallon than $23/gallon.
A math lesson for those that don't see the poor economy of 50/50.
$23X1G AF + $1x1GDW=$12.50/1G coolant
$23X1G 50/50=$23.00/1G coolant
Or are you asking if we see the poor economy of paying $11.50 for $0.50 worth of water?
I would rather buy twice the amount of antifreeze for the same $23, and buy distilled water for $1.00/gallon than $23/gallon.
A math lesson for those that don't see the poor economy of 50/50.
$23X1G AF + $1x1GDW=$12.50/1G coolant
$23X1G 50/50=$23.00/1G coolant
Well, I am one of those stupid folks. I even buy 50/50 for my commercial heavy diesels. I don't have the time or inclination to play around with mixing stuff. And it isn't like one is changing out the coolant every year anyway. A few gallons of 50/50 for the typical car or pickup? Most people waste more than that on a Saturday night. Even replacing larger amounts in my semi trucks, using 50/50 is cost effective. And even though not every single drop of coolant is removed when changing, what is in there is 50/50 already, so the mix after filling back up will be 50/50 again. Nice thing is, the coolant I use, I can use it for all my vehicles. From my personal on up to my commercial vehicles. I get the Final Charge ELC from my supplier and use it across the board. It's an OAT coolant.
Originally Posted By: SHOZ
If you flush with water before you change coolant you will never get to the 50% strength using premix.
Doesn't hurt to keep a specific gravity tester around and some pure stuff to bring it up to spec.
If you flush with water before you change coolant you will never get to the 50% strength using premix.
Doesn't hurt to keep a specific gravity tester around and some pure stuff to bring it up to spec.
No it doesn't. I fill with a gallon of 100% then top off with 70%. But a truck with many gallons of cooling capacity this would not work.
But if you did fill a large system with 50/50 and found it weak then there is a lot to be drained out and replaced with the proper amount of 100%.
But if you did fill a large system with 50/50 and found it weak then there is a lot to be drained out and replaced with the proper amount of 100%.
If someone is bugged about what coolant a person is buying, they might want to just buy online and avoid the added stress of shopping in a local store. We already have road rage, and sure don't need coolant rage added to society's problems :
Originally Posted By: SHOZ
If you flush with water before you change coolant you will never get to the 50% strength using premix.
But if you look up your cooling system capacity, divide by 2, put in that amount of 100% antifreeze, then fill up with distilled-you're THERE! That's what I do, gets 50/50 every time.
If you flush with water before you change coolant you will never get to the 50% strength using premix.
But if you look up your cooling system capacity, divide by 2, put in that amount of 100% antifreeze, then fill up with distilled-you're THERE! That's what I do, gets 50/50 every time.
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