Re: 1950 Packard 288 Auto overheating HELP

Posted by BigKev On 2010/2/8 22:24:42

I would be curious to see if the car overheats on just straight water. I knew a gal at work that filled her car up with straight anti-freeze and never could figure out why it overheated. Remember it's anti-freeze, not anti-heat. Anything more than 50/50 mix is too much unless you are in the Arctic circle. IMHO

Obviously the main reason for anti-freeze besides changing the freezing point of the coolant is to prevent prevent rust from forming.