From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 10 2004 - 08:48:53 PDT
You are right, Jon, the military reference manuals I have do not mention
cavitation errosion. They do test for acidity (pH) and freeze protection
only. A better test strip for those two parameters would be the Cooltrak
2-way test strips available on line for about $8.00/50 strips.
Bjorn
>From: jonathon <jemery@execpc.com>
>To: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Ch 1, New M35 owner saga...
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:55:23 -0400 (EDT)
>
> >You are operating a diesel and the coolant should have additives to
>prevent
> >cavitation and of course provide the proper freeze protection.
>
>You mean cavitation errosion? I thought that only applied to wet sleeved
>engines? I've never used SCA's on non or dry sleeved engines, have put on
>many 100's of k miles, not quite a meg but getting there. But, it wouldn't
>hurt anything. I do use DDA approved coolant for the Detroit in the gama
>goat and do have the test strips and the make up addative.
>
>later,
>
>je
>
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