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Originally Posted by jeff88
Any reason why I couldn't use propylene glycol instead of EG? It doesn't have as low of a freezing point, but I don't really have to worry about that in this weather!  Is there another reason why I wouldn't want to use it?
Also as a side note, why do we not use oil as a coolant? (I know that the engine oil does help with cooling, but I'm not talking about that). Couldn't one use a really thin, maybe 0w-10, oil in a coolant loop? I would think (and read) oil is a better vehicle for heat pick-up and removal. |
propylene glycol is the ORIGINAL antifreeze and is found in coolwhip.
here at the big defense company we use it in all of our "artic" kit trucks, comes in a nice purple color.
its also safer and much more expensive (for reasons I can't explain)