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Workshop => Engine and Bottom End => Topic started by: F-Red on July 10, 2013, 01:41:27 PM

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: F-Red on July 10, 2013, 01:41:27 PM

What liquid combination, of water and or coolant, cools these beasts the best? Thanks!

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: Wes350x on July 10, 2013, 01:51:24 PM

Ive always ran engine ice. Never had an overheating issue with decent jetting.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: jcs003 on July 10, 2013, 01:56:41 PM

Quote from: Wes350x;2530

Ive always ran engine ice. Never had an overheating issue with decent jetting.

x2 on engine ice.  great product.

john

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: Rupp250 on July 10, 2013, 02:12:45 PM

Distilled water and Water Wetter.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: rsss396 on July 10, 2013, 02:37:47 PM

always thought about trying Engine Ice but never did, but normally I run distilled water, 25% coolant along with Water Wetter

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: mx250r91 on July 10, 2013, 05:50:10 PM

Straight water and water wetter or Dominator coolant boost in the summer but don't used distilled water with the amsoil one!!

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: F-Red on July 10, 2013, 05:52:43 PM

Doesn't one of these Wetter Water or Engine Ice, not mix well with antifreeze-coolant? Needed to completely flush out the system?

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: rsss396 on July 11, 2013, 10:47:29 AM

water wetter is fine with anti-freeze but I do think you have to flush the system for the engine ice

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: Rupp250 on July 11, 2013, 10:50:26 AM

Doesn't take much to flush a 250r coolant system, I just did my diesel f250, and used 15gallons of distilled water.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: Mosh22 on July 11, 2013, 01:21:55 PM

I have used Engine Ice in all my 2 strokes for over 5 years now. They run cooler and never a problem and have not froze during the winter down to 0 degrees and do not overheat in temps as high as 93 degrees. You do have to flush the system to use it. And do not dilute Engine ice or add anything to it. You run it straight.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: F-Red on July 11, 2013, 01:27:07 PM

Quote from: Mosh22;2876

I have used Engine Ice in all my 2 strokes for over 5 years now. They run cooler and never a problem and have not froze during the winter down to 0 degrees and do not overheat in temps as high as 93 degrees. You do have to flush the system to use it. And do not dilute Engine ice or add anything to it. You run it straight.

This is good to know. Thanks for all the replies.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: rablack21 on July 11, 2013, 03:59:19 PM

I use and race with straight water with Amsoil Dominator Coolant Boost added. Has worked very well for me and no overheating issues.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: 363 stroker on July 11, 2013, 08:10:30 PM

Quote from: american opel;2969

water is alway's the best conductor of heat!!!water wetter help's keep thing's lubed up,and resist's corrosion.so for me in the summer,i use water,and water wetter.in the winter for storage,i use anti freeze.

I agree with this especially if you are a racer.  I would much rather pull an engine down that has water in it than slippery nasty anti-freeze.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: rablack21 on July 11, 2013, 09:09:48 PM

Quote from: 363 stroker;2971

I agree with this especially if you are a racer.  I would much rather pull an engine down that has water in it than slippery nasty anti-freeze.

I agree, That's nasty. The thing I like about Dominator Coolant boost is it has awesome anti-corrosion properties plus in can reduce the water temperature down to 19° cooler.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: Morse250r on July 11, 2013, 09:14:12 PM

Engine Ice

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: HAYESTRX250R on July 11, 2013, 10:10:55 PM

Putting my vote in for LP (liquid performance coolant) because I am opinionated and like my voice heard lol.  I use the orange, only mentioning that because I think I have seen blue before.

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: PORTED R on July 15, 2013, 01:55:03 AM

Engine ice

Title: The Best Coolant
Post by: TatTooL23 on July 22, 2013, 08:09:29 AM

i use engine ice in a couple of my machines. seems great so far