andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 05:03 PM |
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Anti-freeze.
Just wondered if bike engines need a special antifreeze due to being all aluminium construction? If not, any suggestions where I might find cheap,
small quantities? (Halfords only seem to sell it in 5L containers at around £13 for the priviledge! - whole cooling system is only around 3L
capacity!)
Andy.
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BenB
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 05:27 PM |
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As far as I'm aware though it's not like brake fluid where the opened container only has a specific life expectancy, so buying a fair bit
isn't a bad idea.
AFAIR most bikes (certainly my ST) require a 50%/50% mix so 5L will only do 3 fills of the coolant system.... Not so many especially as, if the engine
hasn't been run for a while, you might want to change the coolant a few times in the first year....
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smart51
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 05:33 PM |
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I have halfords antifreeze. The big branch near me does 3 sizes in 2 different types. the recommend 33% to 50% concentration so a 1 litre bottle
might be enough. It says on the pack wheather it's OK in an alloy engine.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 07:43 PM |
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I would suggest you go to a motorcycle shop, car accessory shops are alright as long as there is some-one who rides a bike working there.
Corrosion Inhibited Ethylene Glycol Antifreeze 50-50
Tony
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craig1410
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 08:18 PM |
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I don't see why you can't just use the stuff from Halfords. There are plenty of all-alloy car engines so I don't think you need to
go to a bike shop. As mentioned, you should read the container as there are a couple of different grades of anti-freeze at Halfords and you want the
one which specifically mentions alloy engines.
I'm using ethylene glycol 33% in my all alloy Rover V8.
Cheers,
Craig.
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 4/4/07 at 09:34 PM |
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Thanks for the replies, guys.
I'll try to get the correct anti-freeze tomorrow. The moment when the engine (hopefully!) fires up grows ever more imminent. 
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