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Article #78Re: mixing antifreeze
From: Bill Landsborough
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1985 15:50
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1985 15:50
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In article <313@mhuxl.UUCP> smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) writes: >**** **** >From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh > >> Does anyone know if it's OK to mix different brands of antifreeze? > >I recently used a case each of Prestone, Dow, and Texaco. A week later >I dumped the last few drops from each container into one container. >Now I have about a pint of this mixture. It has grease like stuff >floating on top and the various colors (red, green, and blue) did >not mix, they just form sort of a muddy streaked color. I would >say that they are not compatible. Fortunately, I just used it in >a lawn roller and should not have to worry about anything but corrosion >resistance. I wouldn't want it in a car. I don't think it will hurt anything to mix them. And probably the grease stuff that you refer to is probably engine oil which indicates a leaky head gasket. That should concern you much more..... Bill Landsborough
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax4.fluke.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!marauder From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: mixing antifreeze Message-ID: <2903@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 10:50:19 EST Article-I.D.: vax4.2903 Posted: Thu Nov 14 10:50:19 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 01:21:58 EST References: <1334@ihuxm.UUCP> <313@mhuxl.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 20