Water or Antifreeze for the classics?
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Water or Antifreeze for the classics?
Something tells me it a no-brainer that antifreeze is best for any car's radiator, especially when it comes to rust. But growing up, all my Dad ever did was put water in the radiator of his old 52 Chevy. Do the classics like antifreeze or water the best?
#2
Antifreeze!!!! use the standard green stuff.
#5
Me4
This got me wondering what they did use before so I went to the Prestone site and found out.
They used to use honey, sugar, molasses and, the most popular, methyl alcohol.
The anti-freeze as we know it came out in the 1920's.
This got me wondering what they did use before so I went to the Prestone site and found out.
They used to use honey, sugar, molasses and, the most popular, methyl alcohol.
The anti-freeze as we know it came out in the 1920's.
#7
I see Arizona in your address. You must have grown up there if you dad never used antifreeze. A lot of us probably remember Prestone coming in the square can. I never heard of honey, sugar and molasses. That had to really be good for the cooling system.
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#14
Ok folks, 1/2 antifreeze 1/2 water distilled looks like the winner! (Actually my Dad was from PA and I think he always used water!!)
Thanks again to all for your comments.
Dan
Thanks again to all for your comments.
Dan
Last edited by Dan Wirth; August 19th, 2009 at 03:24 PM.
#15
On second thought, 100% antifreeze sounds best to me for the classic car. However, the guy who had the car before me used both water and antifreeze as I can see both separated at the radiator opening (along with a little rust floating around). Antifreeze and water don't seem to mix well (nor does the rust). It makes me wonder if that's significant to the issue.
Dan
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