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Old 09-29-2010, 03:04 PM   #118 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
There's no reason to worry about the temps even if they climb up to the 200-210 range. The boiling point of water is 212 and you have a water antifreeze mix that won't boil til north of 250.....
I worked at a facility that had the pleasure of testing anti-freeze on a regular basis.

You really don't want to make it habit of getting the temperature much above boiling to start affecting the chemical makeup of the fluid. It definitely is affected by excess heat such as temperatures up to 250°F or so.

Jim.
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