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Old 02-05-2005, 11:38 PM
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Anti freeze is not a good conductor of heat. Water is better, that said if you live someplace it freezes antifreeze will keep your engine from being destroyed, particularly an older V-8.

Water wetter breaks the surface tension of water allowing it to fully conduct heat away from your engine. You've all seen water beaded up on a flat surface? Why do you suppose this happens? It's under tension. Ad water wetter... That same small bead of water flatens out like a dime or flatter.
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