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Old 04-18-2023, 11:43 AM   #11
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Default Re: Water or 50/50 Mix for Summer

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Originally Posted by LeonardS View Post
According to that chart, we should run straight antifreeze in the summer and 65% antifreeze in the winter?
If you want to do that, go ahead if you think your engine will ever get to 392°F. Most of our engines run about 200°+ lower than that.

To the rest of us in the real world, my point was adding anti-freeze does, in fact, raise the boiling point of the coolant.


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Originally Posted by Antique_iron View Post
A 50/50 mix does not raise the boiling point. Only a closed pressurized cooling system will raise the boiling point.
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Again, I'm betting the chart is for at least a 16# pressurized system.
I was responding to Antique_iron. I didn't mention anything about pressure.

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