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Others with a Tealdo radiator - what are you running in it?
Kwick (Pete) is recommending distilled water, and WaterWetter.
Any of you run standard coolant, and if so, which?

Thanks,

Bill.

Speak to Phil mate. Get this wrong and apparently you're cluster phucked.....

I'm not sure of the correct story but coolants ain't coolants.

The advice from Rod at Race Radiators who did my recore - after I just ran normal coolant that coroded the core (my fault I might add) - is to use a high quality name brand coolant mixed 50/50 with the demineralised water. I cant remember what brand I got but I can check tonight.

Thats what I have in mine now and it seems all good so far. If Kwick suggests something you could use that too, I have found his advice to be excellent.

I think there is Bruthen tap water in mine. Works a treat!

II had a look at Redline WaterWetter - $36 for about 500ml.

I went with Tectolyte instead, as I have done for some years now, without any hassles.
Distilled water as the base.

Tealdo's unit looks good! I replaced my Delkevic (which replaced my original one). I found that the fan was coming on too often, engine running hotter than usual.

Bill.

billwest wrote:II had a look at Redline WaterWetter - $36 for about 500ml.

I went with Tectolyte instead, as I have done for some years now, without any hassles.
Distilled water as the base.

Tealdo's unit looks good! I replaced my Delkevic (which replaced my original one). I found that the fan was coming on too often, engine running hotter than usual.

Bill.

I had used the coolant that destroyed my Tealdo core for many years with no issues either - but it corroded the aluminium one in 3-4 months.....just sayin. I had a Delkevic one as well, it never fit right and none of the holes lined up correctly. I had also seen - as I;m sure you have - many stories of them just staring to leek.

Phil wrote:

billwest wrote:II had a look at Redline WaterWetter - $36 for about 500ml.

I went with Tectolyte instead, as I have done for some years now, without any hassles.
Distilled water as the base.

Tealdo's unit looks good! I replaced my Delkevic (which replaced my original one). I found that the fan was coming on too often, engine running hotter than usual.

Bill.

I had used the coolant that destroyed my Tealdo core for many years with no issues either - but it corroded the aluminium one in 3-4 months.....just sayin. I had a Delkevic one as well, it never fit right and none of the holes lined up correctly. I had also seen - as I;m sure you have - many stories of them just staring to leek.

Is that because they are made by Welsh perves

From Ron Davis, who makes the Tealdo radiator:

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"All we recommend is ethylene glycol based coolant and distilled water. No other
additives."
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I actually used Tectaloy Xtra Cool.

billwest wrote:From Ron Davis, who makes the Tealdo radiator:

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"All we recommend is ethylene glycol based coolant and distilled water. No other
additives."
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I actually used Tectaloy Xtra Cool.

Is that the premixed stuff from the Supermarket?

Nope, the concentrate in the 500ml bottle.
1 bottle can treat 10 litres of distilled water.

billwest wrote:Nope, the concentrate in the 500ml bottle.
1 bottle can treat 10 litres of distilled water.

OK, I cannot remember what brand I used.