Cure for Overheating issues?

Hi All,

Well, I am new to the forum and Hijet ownership, but not to delicate cooling systems as I've always had classics around which were mostly not built to cope with modern driving conditions.

I am wondering if anyone here has tried waterless coolant in the Hijet - boiling point 180 degrees so virtually no pressure in the system.

I've not tried it myself but have been reading on the web (as you do) and whilst there are those for and against, most of the against haven't actually tried it and are going on "some fact they have read" or "something a bloke in the pub told me". Whereas those in favour are usually speaking from experience.

Do you guys have a view on this?

Cheers, Nick.

Did see that on a program where it was to combat hot conditions but best way is to sort the root cause of the overheating in the first place. As Woodie says, these are a sealed system technically and if sealed work just fine, its when leaks or ingress of air occurs that they then overheat as a consequence of that. If you have an overheat problem, the fluid will not help, the fluid will only help keep temp down to delay the point the thermostat or fan kicks in.

Check out the price of it... .

That's a good point regarding the price, I guess as these vans are only worth a few hundred quid it would virtually double the cost of the van ...

Waterless coolant is such a load of bollocks. Its just glycol.

It has a lower specific heat capacity than water.

It is also flammable, so a coolant leak under the bonnet could end in tears.

The other reason that Evans products are prohibited at race tracks is that they are flammable. They have flash points in the range of 225-232oF. This means that if Evans coolant were released at or above the flash point, it could ignite. Because we observed coolant temperatures in this range during actual operating conditions, this is a real risk.

I would read this, as it states all of my thoughts better than I could ever say http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm