Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze

rallye bob · 11-01-2010, 06:51 PM

Any down side to using RV anti-freeze for storing your race car in the winter?
I have been using the standard "green" anti-freeze, but it is so hard to dispose of in the spring when I dump it in preparation for another race season. My block is hard blocked, if that matters..... TIA

Rick Bailey · 11-01-2010, 07:57 PM

Bob,

I've been using rv antifreez ( the pink stuff) in my s/c car for over 10 yrs now, I use it year round. I have never had any cooling problems, no rust, ......cleans up well. I used to travel from the midwest (Illinois) to fla in feb. My blk is also filled.

Hope this helps

Rick

rallye bob · 11-02-2010, 06:30 AM

Will there be a problem if I don't get every last bit of water out before filling with the "pink stuff" as the drains on the sides of the block are useless after the hard block, fill?
I do pump as much of the water out as I can by running my electric w/pump and opening the drain on the radiator
I store the car in an un-heated, attached garage for a northern Illinois winter...

Rick Bailey · 11-02-2010, 10:27 AM

Bob, my guess would be get it all.....even if you have to fill it with pink and run your pump to thin out the water, drain then refill. maybe twice.

Keep in mind, pink stuff is cheap, so wasting a little won't hurt. And to avoid all this work next year....just run it year round.

This subject came up on DDR too , you might give it a read too.

http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/t...2/m/7727026095

Rick

LittleBubba · 11-03-2010, 06:55 PM

we use windshield washer fluid. Less then $2 at wal-mart, good to -20 degrees, and you can dump it anywhere when your done

ALMACK · 11-03-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleBubba

we use windshield washer fluid. Less then $2 at wal-mart, good to -20 degrees, and you can dump it anywhere when your done

I wonder if the achohol in WWF would affect rubber seals in the water pump ?

11-01-2010, 06:51 PM	#1
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze Any down side to using RV anti-freeze for storing your race car in the winter? I have been using the standard "green" anti-freeze, but it is so hard to dispose of in the spring when I dump it in preparation for another race season. My block is hard blocked, if that matters..... TIA

11-01-2010, 07:57 PM	#2
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze Bob, I've been using rv antifreez ( the pink stuff) in my s/c car for over 10 yrs now, I use it year round. I have never had any cooling problems, no rust, ......cleans up well. I used to travel from the midwest (Illinois) to fla in feb. My blk is also filled. Hope this helps Rick __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC Last edited by Rick Bailey; 11-01-2010 at 07:59 PM.

11-02-2010, 06:30 AM	#3
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze Will there be a problem if I don't get every last bit of water out before filling with the "pink stuff" as the drains on the sides of the block are useless after the hard block, fill? I do pump as much of the water out as I can by running my electric w/pump and opening the drain on the radiator I store the car in an un-heated, attached garage for a northern Illinois winter... Last edited by rallye bob; 11-02-2010 at 06:48 AM.

11-02-2010, 10:27 AM	#4
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze Bob, my guess would be get it all.....even if you have to fill it with pink and run your pump to thin out the water, drain then refill. maybe twice. Keep in mind, pink stuff is cheap, so wasting a little won't hurt. And to avoid all this work next year....just run it year round. This subject came up on DDR too , you might give it a read too. http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/t...2/m/7727026095 Rick __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

11-03-2010, 06:55 PM	#5
LittleBubba Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 59 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bio degradeable RV anti-freeze we use windshield washer fluid. Less then $2 at wal-mart, good to -20 degrees, and you can dump it anywhere when your done