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Antifreeze?
Here's a test that will help satisfy your curiosity.....
Drain off a cup ful of the antifreeze.... take it home and heat it to about 180 degrees F on the stove top (use a candy thermometer) then if its propyleneglycol use the test strips ( get them in an atuo supply shop) to find out the freezing point of the mix; if ethylene glycol take the same cupful, heat to 180degrees and get an inexpensive 'antifreeze' indidcator form an auto suipply store (with the teeny little balls inside of a plast tube) and check it. IKf either of these checks indicate near 100% cencentration of the antifreeze, then drain some of it and add the proper mixture based on the expected low temperature. :-) In article , Dave wrote: On 13 Jan 2006 07:01:01 -0800, "markvictor" said: "The straight RV stuff"...are you talking about the red -non toxic fluid for winterizing the potabke water system?... That isn't designed for your engine, it's for your plumbing... Actually, two types of it are sold. One has a corrosion inhibitor and is for engines. The other doesn't. |
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