Is there any disadvantages to running strait anti freeze in a Maverick besides the extra cost? Purpose: sub zero temps in the great white north land. Sorta a basic queation...But thanks for any advise!! Mark:confused:
The most i would run is 75% antifreeze 25% water. The purpose of antifreeze is to raise the boiling point of water and lower the freezing point...it's the water that really makes it work.
I prefer to use Peak 50/50, that way I don't have to worry about adding water and how much to add because it's in there already. I got gallons of that stuff and it isn't that expensive either.
Straight antifreeze not a good idea I was a mechanic for a couple of years and although I never new for sure I was told by the guys I worked with that straight antifreeze can rot out head gaskets over time. So I wouldn't try it just to be on the safe side.
Water has better heat dissapating characteristics and anti-freeze has better rust inhibitors thats why 50-50 gives you the best balance of both.
straight ethylene glycol (anti-freeze) will freeze at approx 9 degrees fehrenheit. The anti-freeze basically blocks the H20 molecules from each other, hence it takes more to freeze. The best mix is 68% water and 32% antifreeze NOT 50/50. 68/32 has a freezing point of -84 degrees.
Yeah, but it doesn't dissipate heat as well as 50/50. I imagine the user wants to run the car year round.
Back in the late 70's, I had this same conversation with a group of guys, hashin in out in a buddies garage one very cold and snowy night. This one dude stated that since he was running straight antifreeze he would have no problem with his car. I advised him that I had not experienced it but my pop had told me that straight antifreeze would freeze in sub-zero temps. There was about 6 of us there that night, and they all laughed. They could not believe what I had said. I might add that all of us were under 20 years old at the time. So I remember saying,, hey it is going to be around -20 F tonight. Lets take this gallon of antifreeze and stick it out in the snow drift overnight and check it tomorrow when we congragate again. Sure enough it was froze solid and the top had popped off too. I will never forget the one dude pulling his car in so we could drain some coolant and add some water. While on the subject,,, would you believe a car can freeze up while driving with straight water in sub-zero temps? I have seen it happen twice.
Man oh Man! Do I ever want to jump in on this one,But I guess I'll just pass and let everone "think' there right.The post has given Me a good laugh.And hell that's a good thing!
