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Smooth_One · 12-23-2016, 07:02 AM

Just wondering what you guys run and your cars? Do you run coolant or water with an additive?
Again I've said and a few other threads that I am going to be driving my car quite a bit so if it does not sit for a long time I would think it would be OK to run some kind of regular coolant in it?

Mike V. Florida · 12-23-2016, 07:29 AM

water with an additive

40 Deluxe · 12-23-2016, 09:09 AM

Plain water causes corrosion, scale, rust and will freeze during those unexpected cold snaps!

DaWizard · 12-23-2016, 09:28 AM

I know I'm going to get assaulted for this, but I have decided to run "waterless coolant" in my '28 Blackwall Tudor.

TerryH · 12-23-2016, 10:41 AM

Water with additive.....my radiator has shown absolutely no signs of rust in 10 years, and I do not need anti-freeze in S. Cal.......

Smooth_One · 12-23-2016, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DaWizard

I know I'm going to get assaulted for this, but I have decided to run "waterless coolant" in my '28 Blackwall Tudor.

I've seen that stuff on that episode of Jay Leno's garage a few months ago. It looked to be pretty legit.

Smooth_One · 12-23-2016, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryH

Water with additive.....my radiator has shown absolutely no signs of rust in 10 years, and I do not need anti-freeze in S. Cal.......

I grabbed a bottle of the water additive that I believe redline oil makes and I was going to try that.

DaWizard · 12-23-2016, 11:04 AM

I admit, it is pricey compared to distilled water and rust inhibitor, but never needing to renew it, higher boiling point. These points are what interested me the most, and you can bet I will be putting it through it's paces as I am building this to drive!

Smooth_One · 12-23-2016, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DaWizard

I admit, it is pricey compared to distilled water and rust inhibitor, but never needing to renew it, higher boiling point. These points are what interested me the most, and you can bet I will be putting it through it's paces as I am building this to drive!

Where did you get yours at?

CarlG · 12-23-2016, 01:38 PM

50/50 Antifreeze

Mitch//pa · 12-23-2016, 02:29 PM

50/50 no magic potion needed

DaWizard · 12-23-2016, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Smooth_One

Where did you get yours at?

https://www.edoperformance.com/colle.../evans-coolant

But I am sure there other places online that are cheaper.

mike657894 · 12-23-2016, 06:08 PM

50/50 green antifreeze. can sit for 30 years with no use and no corrosion on the water pump or in the head. With use it may need to be changed at regular intervals. I am in michigan and the car sat for 30 years in a detached garage in minnesota

Tom Wesenberg · 12-23-2016, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mike657894

50/50 green antifreeze. can sit for 30 years with no use and no corrosion on the water pump or in the head. With use it may need to be changed at regular intervals. I am in michigan and the car sat for 30 years in a detached garage in minnesota

I agree. When I bought my 1950 Studebaker about 3 years ago, the green antifreeze looked brand new, even though the car was restored 20 years before I bought it.

12-23-2016, 07:02 AM	#1
Smooth_One Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: St Clair, Michigan Posts: 395	Coolant or no coolant? Just wondering what you guys run and your cars? Do you run coolant or water with an additive? Again I've said and a few other threads that I am going to be driving my car quite a bit so if it does not sit for a long time I would think it would be OK to run some kind of regular coolant in it?

12-23-2016, 07:29 AM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Coolant or no coolant? water with an additive __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

12-23-2016, 09:09 AM	#3
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,818	Re: Coolant or no coolant? Plain water causes corrosion, scale, rust and will freeze during those unexpected cold snaps!

12-23-2016, 09:28 AM	#4
DaWizard BANNED Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Dizzyland Ca Posts: 332	Re: Coolant or no coolant? I know I'm going to get assaulted for this, but I have decided to run "waterless coolant" in my '28 Blackwall Tudor.

12-23-2016, 10:41 AM	#5
TerryH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fountain Valley, Calif. Posts: 937	Re: Coolant or no coolant? Water with additive.....my radiator has shown absolutely no signs of rust in 10 years, and I do not need anti-freeze in S. Cal.......

12-23-2016, 11:04 AM	#8
DaWizard BANNED Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Dizzyland Ca Posts: 332	Re: Coolant or no coolant? I admit, it is pricey compared to distilled water and rust inhibitor, but never needing to renew it, higher boiling point. These points are what interested me the most, and you can bet I will be putting it through it's paces as I am building this to drive!

12-23-2016, 01:38 PM	#10
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,192	Re: Coolant or no coolant? 50/50 Antifreeze __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

12-23-2016, 02:29 PM	#11
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Coolant or no coolant? 50/50 no magic potion needed

12-23-2016, 06:08 PM	#13
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Coolant or no coolant? 50/50 green antifreeze. can sit for 30 years with no use and no corrosion on the water pump or in the head. With use it may need to be changed at regular intervals. I am in michigan and the car sat for 30 years in a detached garage in minnesota