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GhettoPop · 10-03-2004, 10:48 PM

been doing a little research. i switched to texaco havoline when i replaced my radiator, water pump, and flushed system. 1 1/2 years later, its not discolored, and no problems. a good friend of mine has been running it on his high performance boat and all his cars for 5+ years w/o problems.

i was reading up and found that texaco havoline uses a different set of ingredients/formula which out performs shell decool,GM decool, and so on. no this was not info from texaco's website. all those GM's with cooling problems are running GM dexcool, which is sh*t

reqular green antifreeze leaves hot spots, which the havoline sort of coats those areas to trasfer and release heat, eliminating hot spots. havoline also works really well on mixed metals, which is what the 5.0 is made of. havoline also has the same ingredients used in Water Wetter by Redline.

I think when I flush it all out, if its still bright orange in color and there is no scale/sludge/corroosion in the old antifreeze, i'll refill with havoline. my water temp is a constant 195*, no matter what, it must be working. and if there are no signs of corrosion so why change it?

well, there's my sales pitch. i could be wrong

10-03-2004, 10:48 PM	#8
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	been doing a little research. i switched to texaco havoline when i replaced my radiator, water pump, and flushed system. 1 1/2 years later, its not discolored, and no problems. a good friend of mine has been running it on his high performance boat and all his cars for 5+ years w/o problems. i was reading up and found that texaco havoline uses a different set of ingredients/formula which out performs shell decool,GM decool, and so on. no this was not info from texaco's website. all those GM's with cooling problems are running GM dexcool, which is sht reqular green antifreeze leaves hot spots, which the havoline sort of coats those areas to trasfer and release heat, eliminating hot spots. havoline also works really well on mixed metals, which is what the 5.0 is made of. havoline also has the same ingredients used in Water Wetter by Redline. I think when I flush it all out, if its still bright orange in color and there is no scale/sludge/corroosion in the old antifreeze, i'll refill with havoline. my water temp is a constant 195, no matter what, it must be working. and if there are no signs of corrosion so why change it? well, there's my sales pitch. i could be wrong __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!