[C320-list] More about coolant

[Jack McDonough]

Aha. Thank you, Jim. Leave it to Click and Clack to come up with an answer 
anyone can understand.

Jack
#947


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim brown" <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] More about coolant


Here's one opinion: 
http://www.cartalk.com/content/i-have-question-about-antifreeze-many-months-ago-my

Jim Brown



________________________________
 From: Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] More about coolant

Marshall:

Sounds to me like Catalina filled them with whatever they got the best price 
on at the time.

Jack
#947


----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lucas" <teammt at atlanticbb.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] More about coolant


> My C320 jull 1037 came with green. I had it flushed and filled with the 
> orange on the advice of the dealer. Not really sure why. I think that the 
> Californina boats were shipping with the green and the Flordia boats were 
> shipping with the orange.
>
> Marshall
>
>
>
> Marshall & Diane Lucas
> & The Merrythought Poodles
> SV Merrythought C320 # 1037
>
> On Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:16 -0400
> "Jack McDonough" <mcdonough5 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Everyone says "don't mix colors" but no one explains
> exactly why not.
> And no one I have seen says exactly what brand of coolant
> to use. This sounds like voodoo.
>
> So: What brand and what color coolant should be used in a
> Yanmar diesel engine????
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Budelmann"
> <krbmd77 at charter.net>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] More about coolant
>
>
>> If it is orange-red then it is Dexcool 50/50. I would not recommend using
>> Prestone.
>>
>> __
>> Kurt R. Budelmann
>> #1035
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jack 
>> McDonough
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 6:54 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] More about coolant
>>
>>
>> We uncovered our boat today and I checked on the engine coolant. It's 
>> red.
>>
>> But I have nearly a gallon of Prestone 50/50 on board that is sort of a
>> yellowish green. It's pre-diluted and says not to add water. It also says 
>> it
>> can be added to any color anti-freeze.
>>
>> I must have used some of it in the past because the containter's not 
>> full.
>>
>> What say you all?
>>
>> Jack
>> #947
>>