Subject	Adding extra coolant does not keep the engine running cooler
Posted by	OverZealous (CT) on August 29, 2015 at 1:27 PM
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Message	Am I correct that there's no benefit in warm climates to adding more coolant than what's required to make a 50% solution? After all the coolant system temperature is regulated by the thermostat and pressure by the radiator cap. The only benefit of extra coolant would be maybe added corrosion resistance and less coolant mixture going to the overflow tank when the car shuts off (if you can call that a benefit... really who cares), otherwise it seems to me there's no benefit to adding more than 50% concentrated coolant to the system. This assumes you stick with traditional ethylene glycol only -- not sure how this plays out with water wetter and the likes. Do you agree? OverZealous (CT) My General posts (click)
Follow Ups	Adding extra coolant does not keep the engine running cooler - OverZealous (CT) 13:27:32 08/29/15 Adding more antifreeze(no water) will make you run hotter - Stanky 14:21:01 08/29/15 ^ Agree ^ - ttz'in (norcal) 14:48:02 08/29/15 2nd (n/m) - Piranha 19:43:17 08/29/15 Re: 2nd - DRED 16:43:34 08/31/15 Good point. Thanks! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:34:57 09/03/15 I thought thermostat sets temp. How you measure 10 degrees? (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 00:20:33 08/30/15 Aftermarket water temperature gauge - Stanky 01:29:07 08/30/15 Good explanation - OverZealous (CT) 15:36:01 08/30/15 I use a 70% water, 30% coolant mixture and haven't - MixManMash 07:35:49 08/31/15 Check this out - EngineerLV 15:28:17 08/29/15 Great stuff all. Thanks! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 00:15:28 08/30/15
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