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Old 06-03-15, 05:59
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Really interesting and helpful, thanks.

The Comma Xstream G30 that I was going to use in the XT seems to be fine - it's also fairly cheap in concentrate form.

http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/351

For flushing I use a garden hose, then to flush that out I use water I've saved from my dehumidifier, then anti-freeze/distilled water 50/50 mix.

The car (1965) can't use OAT type anti-freeze as it can find any porosity in the head and block - not just creeping through gaskets, actually through casting imperfections in the block! With catastrophic results.

The advice is not to use OAT or HOAT anti-freeze in old cars (anything before about 1975) - which just leaves good old Bluecol (or the Comma version of it).

Also, I don't tend to use distilled water in the car, just a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze and dehumidifier water, as it needs the best part of two gallons every two years!
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