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Originally Posted By: Patman
Originally Posted By: SL8R
Also, Patman, the reason you saw lower spikes in temperature was because you were running close to 100% water rather than a 50/50 mix of water/coolant when you were running the Water Wetter. Water has a much higher heat absorbing capacity than coolant. It probably had nothing to do with the Water Wetter. Although I suppose you could make the case that the Water Wetter was preventing corrosion from running straight water.
I already knew that the reason why 100% water combined with Water Wetter lowered my temps was because water has a better cooling ability than a 50/50 coolant mix does. The reasons I added WW to my cooling system (instead of just water alone) was to lubricate the water pump and also to prevent the water from boiling in certain hot spots in the engine (WW lowers the surface tension of the water)
In all reality, someone could just run a 10 or 20% mixture of coolant in the summertime and that would lower their coolant temps a little bit while still providing some water pump lubrication.
I would never suggest that anyone add water wetter to a 50/50 mix, as that would probably do nothing at all, the coolant temps would be exactly the same either way.
I found my electric fan ran for shorter intervals to drop the temp in the rad with Water Wetter in a 50/50 mix in the Mustang. I duplicated the results in the Lincoln.
IMHO, it makes the system "more efficient". I didn't expect, nor desire a drop in running temperature. But having the fan run for a shorter duration because the rad was able to shed heat more efficiently was a plus.
Originally Posted By: SL8R
Also, Patman, the reason you saw lower spikes in temperature was because you were running close to 100% water rather than a 50/50 mix of water/coolant when you were running the Water Wetter. Water has a much higher heat absorbing capacity than coolant. It probably had nothing to do with the Water Wetter. Although I suppose you could make the case that the Water Wetter was preventing corrosion from running straight water.
I already knew that the reason why 100% water combined with Water Wetter lowered my temps was because water has a better cooling ability than a 50/50 coolant mix does. The reasons I added WW to my cooling system (instead of just water alone) was to lubricate the water pump and also to prevent the water from boiling in certain hot spots in the engine (WW lowers the surface tension of the water)
In all reality, someone could just run a 10 or 20% mixture of coolant in the summertime and that would lower their coolant temps a little bit while still providing some water pump lubrication.
I would never suggest that anyone add water wetter to a 50/50 mix, as that would probably do nothing at all, the coolant temps would be exactly the same either way.
I found my electric fan ran for shorter intervals to drop the temp in the rad with Water Wetter in a 50/50 mix in the Mustang. I duplicated the results in the Lincoln.
IMHO, it makes the system "more efficient". I didn't expect, nor desire a drop in running temperature. But having the fan run for a shorter duration because the rad was able to shed heat more efficiently was a plus.
