I use a product made by Redline Lubricants called "water wetter" in both my dirtbike and my street bike. It is widely used by all the facotry motorcycle teams, as it is supposed to drop radiator temps by as much as 20 degrees. It says on the bottle that it is made for automotive applications also. I am interested in putting it in my ruck, because, hey, if I can run my engine any cooler, then why not? I was wondering if anyone has tried it, and if so what were the results?

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Chris

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Funny you should mention this product, i just saw it yesterday, and of course it got my cement mixer turning. I'm interested in seeing what people have to say if there is any experiences with this product. Knowledge is wealth!

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I have heard that that is good stuff but you may not want the engine to run cooler, it should run at 200 deg f or so. If it is too cool, like a stuck open t-stat, you may affect the eec system [computer] and it could have idle problems and or poor fuel economy. sometimes it doesnt affect it too much but the eec system was designed for running at higher temps so everything ios calibrated to that...I know the older 4.0 liter explorers have a big problem with thermostats and the driveability symptoms that result will baffle you...just from a stuck thermostat....
A good ford coolant serviced at the proper inter vals will work just fine... good luck
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Someone I work with that uses this product mentioned today that this product doesn't so much run your engine cooler, but raises the boiling point of your rad fluid to prevent damage from overheating. Just my 2 cents.

 

I don't think it raises the boiling point. That is what the pressure in the system is for. And even if it did, how would that help? The engine would be overheating when it kicks in.

I believe it acts as a wetting agent, hence it's name, and reduces the surface tension of the coolant. This allows better contact with the metal in the raditor.

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look at the ingredents for this product
is it a acid base solution
if so then it may eat at the soft metals if its not balance with the ph level in coolant and cause head gaskets failure
i remeber a product by a company called
enginewty or something like that

 

Manufacturers discovered many years ago that this material could significantly lower the freeze point of water without adversely affecting the boiling point. It does not improve heat transfer, water still remains the best heat transfer solution available when it is not prevented from contacting the metal.

 

Royal Purple also makes a radiator treatment
that I have put in my 00 Expy. called "Purple Ice". Its susposed to lower operating temps. I was so impressed with their oil that I tried it and eng. temp. seems to have decreased somewhat.

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Kinda what superdave said, but couldn't you just change your thermostat? Get a lower temp thermostat? would do the same thing. I don't think that its such a good idea to run engine at a lower temp than its designed for. The key is for better effieciency rather than lower heat.

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I use this product in my race car with good results. The use there is different than in our trucks. My race car is turbo charged and water cooled and the temps run up very high due to the high amount of boost run. You can check out this product at redlines web site, http://www.redlineoil.com/products.htm

A quote from their web site says:
"WaterWetter® Supercoolant is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30°F. This liquid product can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze. Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass, and bronze systems. "

I doubt it is necessary in our trucks and probably the normal ford coolant is sufficient, but if you were seeing much higher water temperatures I don't think it could hurt your system at all. Just my 2cents. Take care,


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