| Author | Message | ||
     Tbowdre |
looking for thoughts on how much to use for a bike with dual duty track and street. I live in SoCal so freezing is not an issue. My plan was to just use an entire bottle and then fill and bleed with distilled water Has anyone actually had a pump go out or noticed any corrosion issues? | ||
| Jdugger |
A whole bottle?!?!? Just use a few capfulls per gallon of distilled and pour that in. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
There is a mix chart on the bottle. | ||
| Nuts4mc |
here is a link to a tech article on the red line web site: http://www.redlineoil.com/content/files/tech/Water Wetter%20Tech%20Info.pdf agree with JD - only a couple of capfuls - the water (...and about 3 qts of H2O if I remember correctly) is all you need been on water and water wetter since Dec of 2010 - no issues to report. | ||
| Tbowdre |
yep- I understand the few capfuls/gallon as redline instructs. But, and this is why i posed the ? I have "heard" that increasing the amount.... even up to 50:50 (water wetter:distilled water) is okay and may help lubricate the water pump seal and decrease corrosion. | ||
| Jdugger |
I've heard if I wire money to Nigeria I'll get a UK lottery pay out. | ||
| 1_mike |
Since you ask about corrosion.... I tried Water Wetter a few years back, both in my cars (2) and bikes (2). Cars actually ran a few degrees hotter. Small but noticeable additional heat in the bikes...BUT...upon a cursory check one day, I noticed a while powdery looking stuff on the water jacket wall surface. So...I removed it from both my cars and bikes and went back to my original 20% anti-freeze / 80% distilled water. I guess if I was racing, I'd be forced to use the stuff...otherwise, the store shelf is a fine place for it and it's copies. There is a reason the FAA banned the stuff from water cooled airplanes about 30 years ago. I also live in So. Cal. Mike | ||
| Stirz007 |
Also - if you are tracking it, the general rule is straight water for coolant. Add too much WW and you may fail tech, depending on how picky they are. | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Just an FYI, Amsoil's Dominator Coolant Boost is formulated to prevent corrosion, and also has been shown to give better cooling in an independent test than Water Wetter. Plus, it's made to work with tap or softened water rather than distilled. Once it's corrosion inhibiting qualities have been used up, it turns from a red/pink color to clear, telling you it's time to flush your cooling system or add more Coolant Boost. This happens at somewhere around 30 to 35k miles. Coolant Boost vs. Water Wetter | ||
| Geforce |
I've run Water Wetter and distilled water in my heavily modified 1987 Buick Grand National for over 10 years and haven't replaced a water pump, hose, thermostat or heater coil. I put about 80k miles on that car over the years since I joined the Army. The temps dropped about 15-20 degrees on average in West Texas on the permian basin. I've also drag raced this car and never had heat issues after hot passes. Turbo Buicks are known for overheating if the cooling system isn't up to snuff in a desert summer and a big honking turbo charger under the hood doesn't help with heat soak any. I've also run Water Wetter in my 2005 Silverado SS with a full Stage II STS turbo system and methanol injection. In 60k miles I haven't had an issue with and the temps and it runs about 15-20 cooler over stock also. I haven't used it in my 1125r yet but that will happen when I get some time and I can walk again. As for proper mixture, follow the chart and monitor your coolant if if live in a cold region in the winter and freezing is a concern. Coolant arguments are like oil flavors... there's always a crowd with war stories. Either way, good luck in your liquid colling system endeavors. | ||
| Sprintst |
Lower temperatures aren't necessarily better |
