Coolant Question

[docs302]

Until you or someone else has a hose burst, overheat and purge coolant on the track, or there is an accident that puts coolant all over the track. When you put your car into a wall because of one of these, you might reconsider. If your lower radiator hose bursts or gets damaged, it will spray coolant onto your front left.....

Very good point

 

[Paul McWhiskey]

I had forgotten that Water Wetter does offer a small amount of corrosion protection. For a track only car in zones were freezing in the winter is a consideration draining might be the only choice for storage. For a short period with low temps the corrosion issue is less of a concern. Short of using coolant and going through multiple flushes to get the coolant out I don't see another option. It would be easy to calculate how much coolant to put in the system for any anticipated low temps, but then you are back to a system with coolant in it.

 

[Mg35GT/CS]

Hey Guys thanks for all the respo didn’t expect to get this many coments! And no I don’t have to worry bout freezing we’re I’m at fortunately. And yeah the track says no glycol coolant because it’s a pain to clean up and is hazardous to other drivers if it’s on the track.

 

[Mg35GT/CS]

Water Wetter and distilled water is what I've used for years. In the car and my motorcycle.

So 50/50?

 

[PatientZero]

So 50/50?

No, it's like one bottle of Water Wetter for the whole system. It tells you on the bottle how to mix it. I use a 5 gallon bucket with about 3 gallons of distilled water and a bottle of Water Wetter. Then I use my vacuum bleeder to fill the system.

 

[PatientZero]

Just curious, what track doesn't allow antifreeze/glycol coolants? I know the reason behind it but for track days seems a bit overtop Imo

I run at Heartland Park with 3 different organizations and only one of them doesn't allow glycol coolant. It's more about who's running the event rather than the track itself.