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Originally Posted by Motofool
Could you explain how/where/when did you read that?
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/ove..._and_cures.htm
I don't think that the coolant is the problem, but the ratio of releasing heat.
Your engine is generating more heat than what the radiator can release into the atmosphere.
As your cap is holding some pressure, that coolant is not reaching the boiling point yet (high pressure = high boiling point (around 3 more F degrees per each psi)).
If you want to experiment, just switch to distilled water, which has a greater heat transfer capability. |
there is a gauge I bought a while back that you fill with coolant and it gives you a boiling point-reading with a needle. I'm not sure how accurate it is but I've tested new coolant and it read what the rating of the coolant was. It's all I really have to work with.