antos
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Post by antos on Apr 17, 2017 23:11:33 GMT 1
Anyone using this? Just done my engine rebore / crank etc and thinking of putting it in . supposed to be less stresss on cooling system? Thanks antos
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Post by jorjasfather on Apr 18, 2017 23:19:35 GMT 1
Hi there I've used wetter water in my vxr and it runs a lot cooler then standard about 20 degrees cooler
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Apr 18, 2017 23:32:54 GMT 1
Waterless coolant? You need an air cooled RD I reckon!
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Post by bare on Apr 19, 2017 0:42:07 GMT 1
20 degrees.. Really !? By adding a bit of surfactant (detergent soap basically? !? Given that success.. you should try Oilless Oil :-)
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antos
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Post by antos on Apr 19, 2017 7:41:16 GMT 1
Seriously lads it's supposed to put less stress on hoses etc trouble is it's quite expensive 😊
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Post by 4l04ever on Apr 19, 2017 12:57:43 GMT 1
A bigger rad would work better if you want more cooling.
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Post by bare on Apr 19, 2017 19:13:09 GMT 1
Water wetter is a Surfactant. Google that word. A drop of Dish detergent is a passable substitute. Likely the Missus wouldn't even miss it.
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Post by jorjasfather on Apr 19, 2017 23:51:57 GMT 1
Wetter water absorbs the heat out of the water jackets walls and bores reducing the temperature so making it run a lot cooler and you see the difference in temperature on the gauge
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Post by 4l04ever on Apr 21, 2017 21:49:33 GMT 1
Info on some car forums says that water wetter is designed for use with water only, not with anti-freeze, but not sure if that is right or not...
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Post by Tobyjugs on Apr 21, 2017 23:03:40 GMT 1
I know the lads with Rover V8 Marcos cars were using water wetter with limited success. I always thought if they had put an auxillary water pump in the system it would cure their problems instead of alleviating them. Back to the original question and i would say there is no stress on your system if everything is optimal and you haven't altered anything. For example tuned engine.
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Post by spondon440 on Apr 21, 2017 23:18:33 GMT 1
Save your money.
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Post by crazydave on Apr 22, 2017 10:42:59 GMT 1
I imagine this stuff would work better after ingesting large amounts of dubious mushrooms.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 22:01:34 GMT 1
Thanks Antos for raising such an interesting discussion.
I was talking to a friend about waterless cooling last night. He builds kart engines (reving to 22,000 RPM & need a rebuild after 2 hours use!!!!) and he explained that the idea was to cut out the water tension, where water came into contact with surfaces, enabling a more efficient heat transfer from engine to cooling system. Made sense to me. He agreed that washing up liquid enabled a similar outcome.
Would washing liquid not froth? I might try this.
Apparently he uses something similar on carb parts to enable a speedier passage of fuel.
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Post by Tobyjugs on Apr 22, 2017 22:09:32 GMT 1
Water Wetter and Waterless coolant are totally different cooling mediums.
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Post by robarano on May 5, 2017 17:22:56 GMT 1
Anyone using this? Just done my engine rebore / crank etc and thinking of putting it in . supposed to be less stresss on cooling system? Thanks antos I have it in 3 Ducati's and swear by it. I like the idea of no water corroding the cooling systems. It genuinely has no pressure build up and the radiator cap can be removed when the bike is up to temp (as long as all of the water is out of the system) It does tend to start a few arguments on the Ducati forums when it's mentioned.
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