GazzaP
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 08:29 PM |
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Water Wetter? What's your opinion?
As above really! I'm looking into using this stuff has any body else ran it and does it really do 'what is says on the tin'?
thanks
Gary
www.gmpmotorsport.co.uk
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D Beddows
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 08:34 PM |
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I know there are people who swear by it but when I tried it it didn't seem to do much to be perfectly honest, certainly didn't solve a
cooling problem - a new radiator and remote header tank did 
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GazzaP
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 08:40 PM |
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i'm going to plumb in the header tank tommorow, ran all last season with one with no problems but just can't get the temp down this year.
www.gmpmotorsport.co.uk
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:00 PM |
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worked for me.
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nitram38
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:06 PM |
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I used to race hillman imps in group 2 historic saloons. The big boys (ford falcon and lotus cortina boys) decided they didn't like the imp on
pole at brands so they changed the rules to group 1 cars only. The downside for us was the radiator had to be in the rear of the car instead of our
modified postion at the front.
We had problems with 15 lap races in that we lagged behind and usually lost a lap.
From pole to last is what the rad change meant to us (plus running an 875cc instead of 998).
Anyway, using water wetter used to give us an extra lap over just water and antifreeze is what I was trying to get at !
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NDC790
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:16 PM |
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I used it on the Renault 5GT's i looked after, it did help, only dropped the temp by 2deg on a hot day, about 5 deg's over all.
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jlparsons
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:23 PM |
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I would have thought you'd need to use an awful lot of any additive to increase the heat capacity of the coolant above that of water because
that itself is already very high. I'd have to see some figures to beleive it. Unless you're putting pints of the stuff in I'd be
very sceptical.
Ever thought about using one of the liquid metals as a coolant? Works in nuclear reactors and chip cooling.
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shipment. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Subject to
approval, terms and conditions apply. Apply only to affected area. For recreational use only. All models over 18 years of age. No user-serviceable
parts inside. Subject to change. As seen on TV. One size fits all. May contain nuts. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Edited for television.
Keep cool; process promptly.
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dmottaway
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:35 PM |
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it is my understanding that it has nothing to do with heat capacity.
It is supposed to allow the coolant to stay in contact with the metal of the engine better than coolant alone.
When running, the very hottest spots may cause boiling of the coolant (even if the overall temp stays acceptable). This boiling will cause bubbles of
steam to occur, and they tend to stay right where they are. This can result in bubbles forming an insulating layer where the coolant does not come
into contact with the metal.
The water wetter causes the bubbles to break loose from the hot surface so that the coolant can get to the source of heat.
Thus allowing the coolant to work better.
At least, this is what I was told.
dave
Somewhere, in Texas, a village is missing its idiot.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 09:49 PM |
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Use to tow a caravan and in hot weather on a long climb my Citroen XM would get VERY hot . Put a can of WW in and maximum temperature was 15 to 20
degrees lower than before . Cooling system was in good condition but because intercooler was in front of rad temperature would climb . Worked for me!
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mark chandler
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 11:25 PM |
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Used it when racing my landrover, radiator gets clogged, overheats, add water wetter and you can certainly go further.
However if you have ever added something like rad weld which contains soluble oil then forget it, soluble oil coats the cooling surfaces and stops
water wetter working.
So good if the cooling system is in good condition but marginally sized for the application, useless if the system is in poor condition.
Regards Mark
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jlparsons
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 11:46 PM |
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Interesting stuff! Am intrigued. I'm certainly willing to beleive it going on all those experiences, but my only remaining question is if it
does increase coolig efficiency by those extra few percent and cost only a few quid, why isn't it standard in anti-freeze/anti-corrosion fluids,
or why don't the manufacuters use it? Will ask my old man, he's got a phd in thermodynamics and 30 years in auto engineering, so come to
think of it he's probably the bloke to ask!
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shipment. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Subject to
approval, terms and conditions apply. Apply only to affected area. For recreational use only. All models over 18 years of age. No user-serviceable
parts inside. Subject to change. As seen on TV. One size fits all. May contain nuts. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Edited for television.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 17/2/07 at 11:52 PM |
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They don't use it as they designed the cooling systems too work without it.
When I used it radiator was side pod mounted and cooling was marginal, the water wetter bought it under control.
I could have gone too the trouble of fitting a larger rad but decided ww was the easier option.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 18/2/07 at 03:07 AM |
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As far as I understood it, Water Wetter is meant to provide the same cooling properties as antifreeze (breaks down surface tension and creates better
heat transfer), but without being a danger (slippery) on the track if spilled ?
Without the anti corrosion properties of anti-freeze either.
I could be talking crap though
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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jdgar
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| posted on 18/2/07 at 03:59 AM |
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I live in Central Oklahoma, USA. Up until two years ago drove my "72 Spitfire 30 miles to and from work every day. Temps here in the Summer
can be very warm (95-105F). Radiatior and block had just been cleaned professionally. I was always too hot until I used Water Wetter. It lowered the
temps just enough to let me stop worrying. Won't fix a bad system though. There was a lot of discussion about it on the Spitfire newsgroup
(NASS)on Yahoogroups.com
Joe Garrison
Praying for warmer weather
"If it 'ah one ting, is a nex'.
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 18/2/07 at 07:02 AM |
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As an alternative consider a non-aqeuous coolant. The theory is with no water the localised boiling is greatly reduced and the coolant lasts for much
longer.
For example in my turbo'd Corolla switching to a non-aqeuous coolant prevented boiling in the cylinder head after a hard run (you could hear it
before switching).
The downer is you must flush all traces of water out of the system and the stuff costs the same as synthetic oil! Just remember once used the coolant
should last as long as the engine 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/2/07 at 08:55 AM |
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Water wetter will do what it says on the tin but to achieve the maximum cooling temperature it quotes, you would have to replace your entire coolant
with Water Wetter, which could prove expensive.
If your system is border line, it will reduce the temperature by a few degrees which is all you may need. It allowed us, along with a few other mods,
to get the coolant temperatures under control.
Phil
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Stuart Walker
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| posted on 18/2/07 at 12:55 PM |
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WW was very useful for my Dad and I in his Austin Healey in south of France last summer, and we didn't have to use too much (can't
remember exactly - maybe what it recommends on the bottle?).
Stu
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