Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #7925
From: <daveleonard@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: MPG Coolant
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 14:45:08 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Forgot to include the link I found:

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/redtech3.htm

Ed is of course right, the specific heat is more important and water wetter will allow a higher percent of water.  I guess it's not that hard to keep the pressure up.

Dave Leonard

> That's funny.  I did a similar search and seemed to discover that the performance is not really significantly better but I will probably use it from now on for its environmental properties.  
>
> The same search did convince me of the benifical properties of water wetter, so I ordered some of that :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MPG Coolant
> >
> > Dave,
> > I did a search on the web, and the MPG coolant is Mono Propylene Glycol.  It
> > is the non-toxic anti-freeze, and apparently it does have a much higher
> > boiling point.  Both Sierra and Amsol make one.  After reading about it, I'm
> > definitely going to get some.
> >
> > Steve Brooks
> > Cozy MKIV 13BT
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
> > Behalf Of daveleonard@cox.net
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 12:44 PM
> > To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] MPG Coolant
> >
> >
> > One of the guys at the airport says that "all" the subaru guys are using
> > something called MPG instead of Ethylene Glycol/water because it boils at
> > 290 without need to be pressurized.
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about that stuff?
> >
> > Dave Leonard
> >
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