Tony is anti anti-freeze
25th April 1981, Page 27
25th April 1981
Page 27
Page 27, 25th April 1981
— Tony is anti anti-freeze
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IT MAY be just anti-freeze to you and me but to Tony Mace, one of Volvo's boffins, it is coolant mixture. There is sound technical sense behind the distinction. .
For a variety of reasons, engines with wet cylinder liners are forever blowing bubbles, which cause pitting of the liners. The way to prick them is to use what-I l-mustn't-mention. It must, however, be of the correct technical specification and in the correct proportion, which in a Volvo engine is 40 per cent.
An incorrect solution can be worse than none at all, says Tony, who is launching a campaign to educate drivers and operators in the importance of bubble-bursting.
Meanwhile, let me hear no more loose talk about antifreeze.