Earle Horton

I believe that this is the same as the end-of-the-aisle one-size-fits-all
coolant sold as SuperTech by Walmart. I posted the ingredients here and
someone told me it was DexCool, or a blend of DexCool ingredients and
something else. I put it in my GM vehicle but I am not taking chances with
my Hondas or my Jeep. If you would like to look at the thread, the subject
is "Coolant Surprise" from December 2006, pretty easy to find in Google
Groups. It is also explained there why a single formula cannot meet the
CONFLICTING OEM requirements for IAT, OAT and HOAT coolants.

Here is the relevant response, that made me not use it in my Jeep.

"Incidentally, presense of 2-EHA (sodium 2-ethyl hexanoate) in the coolant
you've examined means you're looking at Dex-cool. If you put this in a
Jeep, I don't want to hear you whining like a spoiled 3-yr. old later when
you have to replace the entire cooling system."

Outatime posted that.

I wouldn't use the Prestone stuff you are using in Jeep unless it says
"meets Jeep specifications" or lists the ingredients.

Earle

"Coasty" <uscg_ret@ no spam comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ypSdnfeZ9e5trtPbnZ2dnUVZ_uGknZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Preston makes a universal for all makes and models which meets all
> manufacturer specifications.
> http://www.prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php I have been using
it
> in all my vehicles and jeeps one size fits all you got to love it.
>
> Coasty
>
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message
> news:464c8ebb$0$28222$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> >I put Honda Genuine premix in both my Hondas, a 2002 CR-V and a 1999
Civic
> > HX. The Civic came new with green antifreeze, probably identical to the
> > Zerex Green that you can still get at Autozone, but I am not taking any
> > chances. Ten bucks a gallon for premix seems a lot, but that is enough
to
> > change the entire cooling system in the Civic and a gallon and a half
for
> > the CR-V. The bad part is I have to drive 135 miles one way to get it.
> >
> > Afaik, Dexcool is for GM vehicles. "DEX-COOL is a registered trademark
of
> > General Motors Corporation." What don't people understand about this?
> >
> > The auto industry is seriously out of control on the coolant issue. I
> > have
> > four different vehicles and this requires three different coolant types.
> > But if you mix and match or even try to save money by using a sensible
> > alternative you are looking for trouble.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> > news:5b246sF2r8tn7U1@mid.individual.net...
> >> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
> >> bike
> >> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
> >> to
> >> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> >> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> >> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> >> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
> > than
> >> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> >> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
> > turns
> >> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> >> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stupendous Man,
> >> Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

Earle Horton

I believe that this is the same as the end-of-the-aisle one-size-fits-all
coolant sold as SuperTech by Walmart. I posted the ingredients here and
someone told me it was DexCool, or a blend of DexCool ingredients and
something else. I put it in my GM vehicle but I am not taking chances with
my Hondas or my Jeep. If you would like to look at the thread, the subject
is "Coolant Surprise" from December 2006, pretty easy to find in Google
Groups. It is also explained there why a single formula cannot meet the
CONFLICTING OEM requirements for IAT, OAT and HOAT coolants.

Here is the relevant response, that made me not use it in my Jeep.

"Incidentally, presense of 2-EHA (sodium 2-ethyl hexanoate) in the coolant
you've examined means you're looking at Dex-cool. If you put this in a
Jeep, I don't want to hear you whining like a spoiled 3-yr. old later when
you have to replace the entire cooling system."

Outatime posted that.

I wouldn't use the Prestone stuff you are using in Jeep unless it says
"meets Jeep specifications" or lists the ingredients.

Earle

"Coasty" <uscg_ret@ no spam comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ypSdnfeZ9e5trtPbnZ2dnUVZ_uGknZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Preston makes a universal for all makes and models which meets all
> manufacturer specifications.
> http://www.prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php I have been using
it
> in all my vehicles and jeeps one size fits all you got to love it.
>
> Coasty
>
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message
> news:464c8ebb$0$28222$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> >I put Honda Genuine premix in both my Hondas, a 2002 CR-V and a 1999
Civic
> > HX. The Civic came new with green antifreeze, probably identical to the
> > Zerex Green that you can still get at Autozone, but I am not taking any
> > chances. Ten bucks a gallon for premix seems a lot, but that is enough
to
> > change the entire cooling system in the Civic and a gallon and a half
for
> > the CR-V. The bad part is I have to drive 135 miles one way to get it.
> >
> > Afaik, Dexcool is for GM vehicles. "DEX-COOL is a registered trademark
of
> > General Motors Corporation." What don't people understand about this?
> >
> > The auto industry is seriously out of control on the coolant issue. I
> > have
> > four different vehicles and this requires three different coolant types.
> > But if you mix and match or even try to save money by using a sensible
> > alternative you are looking for trouble.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> > news:5b246sF2r8tn7U1@mid.individual.net...
> >> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
> >> bike
> >> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
> >> to
> >> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> >> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> >> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> >> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
> > than
> >> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> >> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
> > turns
> >> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> >> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stupendous Man,
> >> Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

Earle Horton

I believe that this is the same as the end-of-the-aisle one-size-fits-all
coolant sold as SuperTech by Walmart. I posted the ingredients here and
someone told me it was DexCool, or a blend of DexCool ingredients and
something else. I put it in my GM vehicle but I am not taking chances with
my Hondas or my Jeep. If you would like to look at the thread, the subject
is "Coolant Surprise" from December 2006, pretty easy to find in Google
Groups. It is also explained there why a single formula cannot meet the
CONFLICTING OEM requirements for IAT, OAT and HOAT coolants.

Here is the relevant response, that made me not use it in my Jeep.

"Incidentally, presense of 2-EHA (sodium 2-ethyl hexanoate) in the coolant
you've examined means you're looking at Dex-cool. If you put this in a
Jeep, I don't want to hear you whining like a spoiled 3-yr. old later when
you have to replace the entire cooling system."

Outatime posted that.

I wouldn't use the Prestone stuff you are using in Jeep unless it says
"meets Jeep specifications" or lists the ingredients.

Earle

"Coasty" <uscg_ret@ no spam comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ypSdnfeZ9e5trtPbnZ2dnUVZ_uGknZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Preston makes a universal for all makes and models which meets all
> manufacturer specifications.
> http://www.prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php I have been using
it
> in all my vehicles and jeeps one size fits all you got to love it.
>
> Coasty
>
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message
> news:464c8ebb$0$28222$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> >I put Honda Genuine premix in both my Hondas, a 2002 CR-V and a 1999
Civic
> > HX. The Civic came new with green antifreeze, probably identical to the
> > Zerex Green that you can still get at Autozone, but I am not taking any
> > chances. Ten bucks a gallon for premix seems a lot, but that is enough
to
> > change the entire cooling system in the Civic and a gallon and a half
for
> > the CR-V. The bad part is I have to drive 135 miles one way to get it.
> >
> > Afaik, Dexcool is for GM vehicles. "DEX-COOL is a registered trademark
of
> > General Motors Corporation." What don't people understand about this?
> >
> > The auto industry is seriously out of control on the coolant issue. I
> > have
> > four different vehicles and this requires three different coolant types.
> > But if you mix and match or even try to save money by using a sensible
> > alternative you are looking for trouble.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> > news:5b246sF2r8tn7U1@mid.individual.net...
> >> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
> >> bike
> >> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
> >> to
> >> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> >> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> >> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> >> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
> > than
> >> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> >> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
> > turns
> >> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> >> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stupendous Man,
> >> Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

Jeff DeWitt

For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
long as you didn't let critters get to it.

Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).

Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.

Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?

Jeff DeWitt

Stupendous Man wrote:
> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda bike
> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting to
> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket last
> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less than
> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in coolant
> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google turns
> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
>

Jeff DeWitt

For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
long as you didn't let critters get to it.

Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).

Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.

Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?

Jeff DeWitt

Stupendous Man wrote:
> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda bike
> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting to
> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket last
> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less than
> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in coolant
> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google turns
> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
>

Jeff DeWitt

For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
long as you didn't let critters get to it.

Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).

Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.

Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?

Jeff DeWitt

Stupendous Man wrote:
> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda bike
> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting to
> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket last
> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less than
> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in coolant
> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google turns
> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
>

Jeff DeWitt

For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
long as you didn't let critters get to it.

Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).

Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.

Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?

Jeff DeWitt

Stupendous Man wrote:
> After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda bike
> waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting to
> spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket last
> fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less than
> .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in coolant
> had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google turns
> out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
>

Earle Horton

Zerex Green is supposed to be close. Autozone has it or can order it for
you.

http://www.valvoline.com/pages/produ....asp?product=8

Earle

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:464e7152$0$15097$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
> was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
> long as you didn't let critters get to it.
>
> Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).
>
> Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
> to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.
>
> Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> Stupendous Man wrote:
> > After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
bike
> > waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
to
> > spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> > I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> > fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> > Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
than
> > .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> > had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
turns
> > out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> > I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >

Earle Horton

Zerex Green is supposed to be close. Autozone has it or can order it for
you.

http://www.valvoline.com/pages/produ....asp?product=8

Earle

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:464e7152$0$15097$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
> was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
> long as you didn't let critters get to it.
>
> Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).
>
> Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
> to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.
>
> Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> Stupendous Man wrote:
> > After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
bike
> > waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
to
> > spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> > I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> > fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> > Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
than
> > .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> > had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
turns
> > out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> > I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >

Earle Horton

Zerex Green is supposed to be close. Autozone has it or can order it for
you.

http://www.valvoline.com/pages/produ....asp?product=8

Earle

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:464e7152$0$15097$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> For DECADES we used the same green ethylene glycol coolant. The price
> was reasonable, it worked well, and was harmless to the environment as
> long as you didn't let critters get to it.
>
> Then the government screwed everything up (as they do SO well).
>
> Does anyone still make the good old fashioned coolant anymore? I want
> to use it in my 96 Cherokee and my Studebakers.
>
> Or is real coolant considered an environmental hate crime these days?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> Stupendous Man wrote:
> > After learning that silicates (powdered quartz) in coolant kill Honda
bike
> > waterpumps, I have been running Dexcool in all my vehicles, not wanting
to
> > spend $30 for Hondaline pre-mix once a year.
> > I didn't think too much about it when my VW diesel blew a headgasket
last
> > fall with less that .0015 In. warpage. I have ben running Dexcool in my
> > Goldwing for 3 years, and it blew a headgasket last month. I found less
than
> > .001 In. warpage and the gaskets where they were free-standing in
coolant
> > had all the material either gone or blistered up badly. A short Google
turns
> > out that lots of people have had similar problems.
> > I changed the coolant in the other 6 vehicles.
> >