[C320-list] More about coolant

[Warren Updike]

I'm color-blind (red/green) and use the pre-mixed 50/50 that looks like yellow or maybe it's green.  I'm not sure.  I can tell you it's not red.  I'm scared...

-----Original Message-----
From: Marshall Lucas [mailto:teammt at atlanticbb.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 8:52 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
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"
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  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
>