The Ford Barn

jg61hawk · 10-02-2018, 06:33 PM

I say this every year around this time...we have all added water in the summer and now is the time to check with a meter the freeze protection level we have. Trust me I'm relatively new to A 's but not to old cars. We all add water and S-L-O-W-L-Y we dissipate the level.

On another note modern cars use antifreeze like boats use zincs. The properties in anti freeze stop the galvanic corrosion of dis-similar metals in modern motors so changes are important. The protective levels diminish over time and surprise your water pump dumps. Also modern car manufactures use specific ingredients (so to speak) in their anti freeze products to do more than prevent freeze and corrosion...they also lubricate...so be careful out there.

DHZIEMAN · 10-03-2018, 09:37 AM

Great Reminder!

noboD · 10-03-2018, 04:09 PM

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I only add water in an emergency. When I buy a gallon of antifreeze half of it goes into the old container and they then get filled with water. That way whenever I top anything off it's with 50/50 mix.

10-02-2018, 06:33 PM	#1
jg61hawk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 428	CHECK Antifreeze Level I say this every year around this time...we have all added water in the summer and now is the time to check with a meter the freeze protection level we have. Trust me I'm relatively new to A 's but not to old cars. We all add water and S-L-O-W-L-Y we dissipate the level. On another note modern cars use antifreeze like boats use zincs. The properties in anti freeze stop the galvanic corrosion of dis-similar metals in modern motors so changes are important. The protective levels diminish over time and surprise your water pump dumps. Also modern car manufactures use specific ingredients (so to speak) in their anti freeze products to do more than prevent freeze and corrosion...they also lubricate...so be careful out there.

10-03-2018, 09:37 AM	#2
DHZIEMAN Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Sunrise Beach, Mo Posts: 439	Re: CHECK Antifreeze Level Great Reminder!

10-03-2018, 04:09 PM	#3
noboD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 370	Re: CHECK Antifreeze Level Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I only add water in an emergency. When I buy a gallon of antifreeze half of it goes into the old container and they then get filled with water. That way whenever I top anything off it's with 50/50 mix.