rad and coolant, TPEFI related

[Clare Snyder]

Brad Campbell wrote:
> 
> At 12:14 AM 10/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >If I understand correctly it basically just breaks the surface tension
> >of the water and somehow that's supposed to help cool the engine.  I've
> >never tried it but I've heard mixed results.  I've also heard that a
> >Kodak photo developing chemical called photo-flow does the same thing.
> >If I remember high school photography class correctly, photo-flow is
> >mixed with water to help rinse the developing chemicals off of negatives
> >and prints.  Kinda makes sense that it would eliminate surface tension,
> >you wouldn't want little drops of water to kling on the negatives and
> >leave stains.
> 
> Sounds like you could do a similar thing by putting some non-foaming
> detergent in the cooling system ?? anybody anybody ?
> I'm certainly no expert on the chemistry of detergents.
> 
> Brad....
Not soap, but Calgon water conditioner or washing soda works as a
whetting agent. Don't know what it does in a rad though.
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