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When you are adding to the system, do not open the rad cap, add directly to the reservoir tank. | When you are adding to the system, do not open the rad cap, add directly to the reservoir tank. | ||
| − | If you have ever watched a pot of water start to boil on the stove, you will know that tiny air bubbles start to rise from the bottom of the pot as the heat is raised. Adding Redline WaterWetter to a cooling system will keep the coolant in more contact with the engine block. Water temperature can be decreased up to 20 degrees F. | + | If you have ever watched a pot of water start to boil on the stove, you will know that tiny air bubbles start to rise from the bottom of the pot as the heat is raised. Adding Redline WaterWetter to a cooling system will keep the coolant in more contact with the engine block. Water temperature can be decreased up to 20 degrees F. Adding a water wetter to your coolant will break the surface tension and provide a greater contact area for the coolant. |
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| + | I would think that on a closed system with an overflow bottle, that the system should be filled to the top when it is at operating temperature. One of the advantages of this type of system is to reduce oxidation by eliminating all air from the system. Hence it then becomes a closed system. Why leave a head of air in the top of the radiator when you don't have to? Entrained air is sometimes difficult to get out of the system. | ||
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