Anyone have any experiences with it?
I tried it on my SB and it actually seemed to bring down the temp 10-15 degrees and not want to spit some out after shut down.
Not a big fan of additives (other than seafoam) but this one seemed to actually work.
Just wondering if there were any opinions good or bad.
Water Wetter
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Re: Water Wetter
I always add three ounces of Dr. Peabody's Flywheel Lube and Horse Liniment to each quart of coolant.
Seriously, check out this video. Water Wetter has gotten a pretty bad rap as far as gooping up the cooling system with brown sludge. I'd use the Purple Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAWWqBh36_0
Seriously, check out this video. Water Wetter has gotten a pretty bad rap as far as gooping up the cooling system with brown sludge. I'd use the Purple Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAWWqBh36_0
Re: Water Wetter
I have used and highly recommend Water Wetter.
I have not nor has anybody I told about had any such
problems that I know of. IF RP has a better product
I will surely give it a try.
The gentlemen speaking about Purple Ice is a
salesmen for the product. I like and use RP
products in my 2000 BH trike, even the 700R4
transmission.
Paul H
I have not nor has anybody I told about had any such
problems that I know of. IF RP has a better product
I will surely give it a try.
The gentlemen speaking about Purple Ice is a
salesmen for the product. I like and use RP
products in my 2000 BH trike, even the 700R4
transmission.
Paul H
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Re: Water Wetter
Put Purple Ice in my BB trike last year...seemed to make a bit of a difference.
As I understand these products what they do is they stop tiny air bubbles from forming on the cooling material / metal therefore allowing the coolant to do its job and the metal to do its job disipating the heat.
As I understand these products what they do is they stop tiny air bubbles from forming on the cooling material / metal therefore allowing the coolant to do its job and the metal to do its job disipating the heat.
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Re: Water Wetter
Some bloke called Jay Leno uses
Evans waterless engine coolant. He seems quite impressed with it. Check it out on YouTube.
Evans waterless engine coolant. He seems quite impressed with it. Check it out on YouTube.
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Interesting topic, as we are still near 120* F daily and my '01 BH coolant easily hits 210* F on the daily commute. I'm all for something that will cool it a little without gumming up the innards.
Red Line Water Wetter has a lot of good reviews on Summit's web site.
Red Line Water Wetter has a lot of good reviews on Summit's web site.
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Re: Water Wetter
Sadly, Water Wetter has not worked any magic for my Hoss. However, there are a few things I should note:
- Though Red Line recommends at least 15% coolant in street driven vehicles, mine still has a 50/50 mix; Likely too much coolant and not enough plain old water
- I began the ride in 114* F weather; It was 116* when I returned
- The trip was around 60 miles
- A 1,200 Ft elevation mountain pass was thrown into the mix
- Most of the trip was on the desert floor at around 140 Ft elevation and 70 MPH
- I goosed it for several blasts of 90-100 MPH, just to see how it would affect it; Barely edged the temperature gauge forward
The coolant temperature eased a little past 210* but not by much, maybe 212-214*. Hard to say with an analog gauge.
The only truly noticeable difference is that it took a few extra miles (maybe 10 or so) to reach 210* instead of hitting it after only a mile, so the Water Wetter is at least trying to do something.
For now I figure I need to bleed off the radiator a little and try it again with more water and Water Wetter. Hard to say. The size of the radiator just might be a little insufficient in this environment. That, and I haven't given it a proper flush yet.
- Though Red Line recommends at least 15% coolant in street driven vehicles, mine still has a 50/50 mix; Likely too much coolant and not enough plain old water
- I began the ride in 114* F weather; It was 116* when I returned
- The trip was around 60 miles
- A 1,200 Ft elevation mountain pass was thrown into the mix
- Most of the trip was on the desert floor at around 140 Ft elevation and 70 MPH
- I goosed it for several blasts of 90-100 MPH, just to see how it would affect it; Barely edged the temperature gauge forward
The coolant temperature eased a little past 210* but not by much, maybe 212-214*. Hard to say with an analog gauge.
The only truly noticeable difference is that it took a few extra miles (maybe 10 or so) to reach 210* instead of hitting it after only a mile, so the Water Wetter is at least trying to do something.
For now I figure I need to bleed off the radiator a little and try it again with more water and Water Wetter. Hard to say. The size of the radiator just might be a little insufficient in this environment. That, and I haven't given it a proper flush yet.
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Re: Water Wetter
my big block had purple ice in it when I bought it new made my water pump leak. talked to Mr west about it .drained system started over did not leak pump lasted 114000 miles????? 207 bike food 4 thought