Has anyone tried waterwetter?

[f-two-fiddy]

Is it compatible with SCA's?

 

[The Warden]

I would venture to guess that it isn't, but I don't know for certain...hopefully someone else will chime in.

FWIW, quite a few people in the Mercedes diesel crowd swear by the stuff...personally, I don't know if it does anything or not...

 

[argve]

Yes it is compatible - want a bottle? If so send me your shipping address via PM and I'll get a bottle out to ya. I came upon it a few years back when I was fighting my overtemp condition in The E - a member from out in Kali sent me a bottle and I still have it... so it can be yours if you like... I'll do the same deal he did for me - you pay no shipping and nothing for it... Only requirement is to give a report on it's performance.

But it does say on the side of the bottle that it will work with other corrosion inhibitors and low silicate anti-freeze (diesel approved coolant). It also goes on to say on the side of the bottle that it helps prevent cavitation liners and water pumps...

The bottle that I have in my hand is Red LIne Diesel Water Wetter Super Coolant - says that it will run up to 20° cooler.

Just let me know if you would like it...

 

[The Warden]

The bottle that I have in my hand is Red LIne Diesel Water Wetter Super Coolant - says that it will run up to 20° cooler.

FWIW, I believe that's 20 degrees of block temperature cooler...and that the water temperature will remain the same. So, I don't think the difference is really noticeable. I didn't notice any coolant temp change on the Benz when I put it in...and I've never tried it in the truck.

I believe Water Wetter's supposed to help with heat transfer, so MAYBE a difference would be noticed in EGT's? Since it doesn't change the temperature that the thermostat opens at, the coolant temp won't change...

 

[typ4]

I have used it on everything from motorhomes to airport baggage tugs. I am going to use it in my truck when the diesel goes in. I will run it without first to do a baseline. I had a customer with a 440 dodge Bigass motorhome and it sat right on 210 with a 180 stat in, put in the water wetter and dropped 15 degrees on the flats and 10 in the hills, this is with Stewart Warner guages and the owner was a retired logger. He watched his gauges. My 2 c w
Russ

 

[bikepilot]

Its popular with the motorcycle racing crowed (but mostly because its track-legal rather than due to its cooling abilities). Whatever the case, it won't keep it from freezing up in cold weather so be careful.

 

[Mikes91]

I used something similar to water wetter on my way to SC from CA a couple weeks ago.

Water temps never got above halfway through the gauge travel, even on long hills. Pulling 6200 pounds.

Wonderful stuff.


Mike

 

[JamesF250]

I thought people were putting higher degree thermostats in to get their diesels to run slightly hotter. Now, you're trying to get them to run cooler?

 

[f-two-fiddy]

When the EGT's go up, so do the coolant temps. Anything to keep the temp down around 220 would be good in my book.

 

[icanfixall]

I run 2 bottles and feel it helps.

 

[Ironman03R]

I was allways told that the best "cooling effect" with that stuff is when it is used with all water. I used it once in my truck with antifreeze and didnt see much if any improvement. But I only used one bottle.