Summertime coolant service.....

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Summertime coolant service.....

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Summertime is upon us! Be sure to check your antifreeze/coolant. We all know that when the temps start to rise it's important to be certain your radiator(s) are full and/or topped off. Don't want any stop and go traffic to cause overheating!


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I forgot to do this . We have now got a heatwave in the UK and I had to substitute beer as a coolant last night. Will this cause internal corrosion?
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gregor wrote:I forgot to do this . We have now got a heatwave in the UK and I had to substitute beer as a coolant last night. Will this cause internal corrosion?
You may get a lot of frothing.

Personally I prefer to use still Scrumpy.
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Just checked my coolant, I typically check it on the same interval as changing the oil. It's just easier for me to remember that way.

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gregor wrote:I forgot to do this . We have now got a heatwave in the UK and I had to substitute beer as a coolant last night. Will this cause internal corrosion?
Beer "post processing" may have been a better choice.
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I am thinking about installing air conditioning on my R. Anybody done that successfully?
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maccraith wrote:I am thinking about installing air conditioning on my R. Anybody done that successfully?
I looked into it - the main issue seemed to be the preponderance of extra piping, and it has to be of the correct standard, (naturally a German DIN standard exists).
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maccraith wrote:I am thinking about installing air conditioning on my R. Anybody done that successfully?
I did!

but.... it really blows. :mrgreen:
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