RedLine Water Wetter

1slowdsm · 05-17-2005

How well does the RedLine Water Wetter work for lowering engine Temperatures? I'm still trying to find ways to make my engine run "close to normal" temperatures as it's running WAY too hot now. On my 1G talon, the needle points to the P in TEMP on the gauge...just a little too hot wouldn't you say? The coolant was flushed this past fall, thermostat was changed and I'm going to need to do a leakdown test pretty soon to see if the headgasket it going out. I heard this Water Wetter works pretty well, but I havent really tried it myself. If it works, I'm gonna have to drop by QPR and pick one up if there's any left.

Alpine TSi · 05-17-2005

Search is your friend.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3451

**Kracka** · 05-18-2005

It works, but so does a few drops of dishsoap.

1slowdsm · 05-18-2005

I knew there was a topic on this, but I didnt remember that it was on here. Thought it was somewhere else....

I think I'll try draining the radiator and using distilled water with that Water Wetter and see how well that works. Thanks.

Enes · 05-18-2005

You might be having other issues, not the fluid that you are using.

For example, i have a 99 eclipse, and the radiator was cloged with bugs and crap and road grime. Take radiator out, there are acids and other stuff that would clean the radiator from outside and inside to get rid of years of deposits and sludge from it.

On a older truck i helped with he had a lot of heating issues, he got some muradic or whatever acid i think.. and we cleaned the radiator really good from inside and out.. he never had issues again with it overheating, hell we even put the old coolant back in it (1 month old)

-E

1slowdsm · 05-19-2005

I'm gonna have to try this. What kinds of acid should I use? Would the auto store be able to tell me what to get? I'm gonna see how hot I'm running with my logger (gotta get it working first) and see if it makes any difference.