Waterless coollant

[acesup800]

I am not sure how the higher temperature would effect you atv's. But i think a diesel truck it is fine, it will never boil over and probably help with fuel economy. But they are not using it in the new trucks so i am thinking something is not quite right with it.

I would highly NOT recommend running this any of this stuff in a newer diesel. Highly suggest you read your warranty manual before even considering doing so.

 

[whoDEANie]

I'm just not sure it's a smart thing to put in my quad or the side by side ,I guess when it over heats you would stop and cool it down also clean the rad , but if you put that evens or any waterless coolant in ,when do you know when to stop , either you would have to really watch your temp gauge or your motor could seize up ,or am I all wrong on how hot it would run

Your machine's heat gauge will still work. It's just that these coolants boil at a higher rate. You start to get into trouble when the coolant starts to boil because the steam won't be able to funnel heat away from your engine plus it can get a lot hotter when in a vapor state than it can as a liquid. It is perfectly safe for your engine (better in fact), just a bit spendier.

 

[Teth-Air]

Well said.
These sort of products always made me wonder what the loss was, and I was curious how the temp can be lowered just by putting that additive in the rad. The rad is the heat transfer source so I wonder if the additive is cleaning the cooling system, making The coolant flow more laminar again.

There are surfactants (wetting agents) that break down the surface tension that can help heat transfer so I don't doubt they could help but likely the top manufacturers already add them to their blends. Also there are some products that claim to degasify the glycol and that increases contact with fluid to the heat transfer surfaces. In actual fact heating the glycol/water will drive off gases anyway so once the gas is gone, it is unlikely to return if the cooling system is tight. All the sales literature I have seen on such products compare treated glycol to fresh aerated glycol and that is skewing reality as your glycol is only aerated for a short time when it's first added.

 

[X-it]

Tree hugger antifreeze.