I can't remember the name but the anti-freeze I want is the stuff they put
in Italian wine...
Best Cheers
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: Perrone Ford <ford_p@nettally.com>
To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:27 AM
Subject: LRO: RE: Re: Changing RR coolant
> You absolutely CANNOT use "any fluid suitable for aluminum blocked
engines"
> in your Land Rover. They do NOT have the necessary ingredients to make a
> healthy brass radiator in a Land Rover. You need to keep using the normal
> stuff. As for the enviro-friendly stuff.. I totally recommend it. I did
> about 2 weeks research on it last year, talking to everyone I could find
who
> would really know about the stuff, and it seems it really is good stuff.
I
> use Sierra personally, and it performs as well as better than the Prestone
I
> had been using. I now worry less about not being able to catch all the
> coolant when I drain my truck. I have a lovely 2 year old dog to protect,
> and my GF works for a vet.. so she is DAMN sensitive about this stuff.
>
> SAAB's antifreeze in no different than anything else. Its either
Propylene
> Glycol (standard stuff) Dexcool, or the enviro stuff. Have a look at the
> label and figure out what's in it.
>
> -P
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-lro@Works.Team.Net [mailto:owner-lro@Works.Team.Net]On
> > Behalf Of Lonn & Rhonda
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:58 PM
> > To: lro@Works.Team.Net
> > Subject: LRO: Re: Changing RR coolant
> > You know, it's funny that I changed ALL the fluids in my new RR the
> > first week I had it, but never even thought about the coolant. I just
> > flushed the SAAB, because the factory is adamant about changing it
> > every two years and using only SAAB anti-freeze. Maybe my RR will
> > like SAAB anti-freeze? Seems that any coolant designed for aluminum
> > blocked engines should work, but my SAAB tech is insistent on using
> > only genuine SAAB anti-freeze. Wonder why?
> >
> > And what's the deal with the eco-anti-freeze that won't destroy Fido's
> > liver? Anybody have any experience with it?
> >
> > Lonn
> > '67 109 beast
> > '90 RR County
> > and obviously, a SAAB...
>
>
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