Water Wetter
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From: KC MO
Originally Posted by PhotoVette1
Didn't help mine a bit--except for turning the nice green coolant into something that looked like it was mixed with old blood.
Is it possible that the water wetter had some type of detergent that cleaned some rusty grime from your water jackets, and began to circulate it through the system?
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waste of time and money. it gave not one degree of difference in my old s-10. i would NOT use the product again. there are likely larger cooling system issues that you're facing if you're running 240F water temps. the thermostat should make no difference in actual operating temperature.
for instace:
make sure that your fan shroud is correct and correctly sealed
ensure that the lower radiator hose is not collapsing
ensure that your water pump is in good condition
ensure that your thermostat is opening (and evan switch to a fail-open type)
sesure that your air dam is installed correctly
if e-fan, make sure that the fan is properly mounted and sealed to the radiator as appropriate
make sure you have a good water/coolant mixture
if needed, make sure you have steam holes in the heads
make sure you've bled the cooling system for air pockets (never had the problem personally, so i dont know much about it)
for instace:
make sure that your fan shroud is correct and correctly sealed
ensure that the lower radiator hose is not collapsing
ensure that your water pump is in good condition
ensure that your thermostat is opening (and evan switch to a fail-open type)
sesure that your air dam is installed correctly
if e-fan, make sure that the fan is properly mounted and sealed to the radiator as appropriate
make sure you have a good water/coolant mixture
if needed, make sure you have steam holes in the heads
make sure you've bled the cooling system for air pockets (never had the problem personally, so i dont know much about it)
Last edited by Nemesis_152; Jul 31, 2006 at 05:14 PM.
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Originally Posted by dshanks
Yuck!
Is it possible that the water wetter had some type of detergent that cleaned some rusty grime from your water jackets, and began to circulate it through the system?
Is it possible that the water wetter had some type of detergent that cleaned some rusty grime from your water jackets, and began to circulate it through the system?
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Originally Posted by geoc
On my 78 on the road my temp. gets up to about 240 deg.. I have a low temp. thermostat. Would adding a bottle of Red Line Water Wetter lower the temp. 
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Originally Posted by 427V8
snake oil, don't waste your time.
You have other issues.
You have other issues.
It will hardly do anything if antifreeze is used..
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If you've still got your original radiator, its probably clogged or in need of replacement. My '81 was having that problem and I replaced the old 3 row copper with a 2 row aluminum from Northern factory and now it doesn't even get over 200 degrees during autocross.
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
Water Wetter is NOT snake oil! It does work and I did before and after tests to see it's effects! Water Wetter + pure water ran 20+ degrees cooler than pure water alone in identical conditions! Water Wetter does work!!
It will hardly do anything if antifreeze is used..
It will hardly do anything if antifreeze is used..
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From: KC MO
Originally Posted by Nemesis_152
does the product have boiling point elevation properties like anti-freeze?
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St. Jude Donor 06-'07
From Redline's web site:
WaterWetter®
WaterWetter® is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30ºF. This liquid product can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze. Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze systems. Compatible with all antifreezes, including the latest long-life variations.
WaterWetter® is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30ºF. This liquid product can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze. Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze systems. Compatible with all antifreezes, including the latest long-life variations.
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I tried it too. Apparently it seemed like a waste of money because I used it with antifreeze and water. Additionally, it made the coolant mixture smell awful.
I'm not sure I would run pure water. The last time I did the rust built up quickly and made a mess of the radiator. I can't imagine the boiling point being elevated significantly by using the water wetter.
I'm not sure I would run pure water. The last time I did the rust built up quickly and made a mess of the radiator. I can't imagine the boiling point being elevated significantly by using the water wetter.
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You need to fix whatever is causing your problem, Water Wetter is not intended to fix overheating problems. It does reduce operating temperatures somewhat. I have used it on 2 separate motors with antifreeze and both times 2 bottles of the stuff have reduced the temps by about 10degs F. Only one bottle tends to do very little.
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Whenever I hear water wetter I always think of computer water cooling systems. It's the water additive of choice for water cooling systems in computers. All it's basically supposed to do is prevent galvanic corrosion and prevent air from building up. However, most computer water cooling systems are nothing but plastics (tygon, clearflex, vinyl, etc.) and copper. If it's just copper/bronze in the system then galvanic corrosion isn't something that really has to be worried about, but algae is. Which is something water wetter also prevents.
However, for the price, those of us that watercool our computers, sometimes just use a 10 - 20% mix of anti-freeze and forget about it because you have to constantly add/change the water in the system anyways. I just use plain tap water now since my whole system is just copper and vinyl.
Basically, water wetter isn't really worth it, in my opinion. Probably need a new radiator or water pump.
However, for the price, those of us that watercool our computers, sometimes just use a 10 - 20% mix of anti-freeze and forget about it because you have to constantly add/change the water in the system anyways. I just use plain tap water now since my whole system is just copper and vinyl.
Basically, water wetter isn't really worth it, in my opinion. Probably need a new radiator or water pump.
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Originally Posted by NeverFinished
I'm not sure I would run pure water. The last time I did the rust built up quickly and made a mess of the radiator. I can't imagine the boiling point being elevated significantly by using the water wetter.
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Originally Posted by MotorHead
You need to fix whatever is causing your problem, Water Wetter is not intended to fix overheating problems. It does reduce operating temperatures somewhat. I have used it on 2 separate motors with antifreeze and both times 2 bottles of the stuff have reduced the temps by about 10degs F. Only one bottle tends to do very little.
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Putting a allum rad in a c5 Z06 today(shop i work @) and manual sez to put 2 bottles of water wetter w/ a 25% coolant- 75% water.
I hear the stuff work great with allum heads - radiater.
I hear the stuff work great with allum heads - radiater.
Last edited by C3Racing; Jul 31, 2006 at 10:46 PM.