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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:28:16 -0500
From: "The Malt Hound" <c900nospam.apana.org.au> wrote in message 
news:d1d6g2$dvn$1nospam.apana.org.au...
> Mac Townsend <mactnonospamadcomgraphics.com> writes:
>
>>i just got my new Bentley shop manual for my 93 900S.
>
>>in it is stated that I ought use ONLY SAAB antifreeze. A non-factory
>>SAAB tech site suggests using only Mercedes antifreeze.
>
>>I an suspecting this is a result of the alloy head/iron block issue 
>>(and
>>of the galvanic issues involved in such)...
>
>>but doesn't Prestone and the other major brands address this issue
>>adequately?
>
> I'm using an Australian-made coolant from Nulon (at
> "http://www.nulon.com.au") which is supplied in concentrate form and 
> mixed
> with the appropriate quantity of water to form cooland-fortified 
> water
> mixture.
>
> The local supermarkets sell highly-diluted coolant in 5 litre 
> containers,
> but they're all around 25 percent of less of coolant in the mixture.
>
> Some people seem to believe that the best way to use coolant 
> additives is
> mix them 1:1 with water - has anyone tried that with Saab 8V or 16V 
> engines
> in 900's?

Ummm.  That's what I've *always* done.  A 50/50 mix of antifreeze and 
water is what is generally prescribed for best freeze protection and 
maximum anti-corrosion.

-Fred W 

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