I'm certainly not adverse to using something new - but do default to the "if it ain't broke" school of thought. It's just the long tunnel with the hot air, stop/start traffic, and the lack of air flow (the air in the tunnel is moving with the traffic) where I've had a problem.I've never tried the stuff - but to be fair, even the usual water based coolant struggles under those conditions if there isn't sufficient air flow across the radiator (by fan or motion) - I hit those high temps warnings in those same tunnels in "rush" hour traffic on Rosskko's neekid K100 a year or so back (fan wasn't kicking in). When I say over heated, I mean the temp gauge went to max then the engine warning light came on, so that was as far as I was prepared to keep the engine running at that point. I'll probably put it in my K100 at some point down the track (I have a bottle of BMW coolant to use first) when it's time to get her on the road.Īs Rick said, it can't remove heat as effectively as water - I over heated in the M5 tunnel in Sydney on a hot day - had to pull over in an emergency break down bay and wait for it to cool down before continuing on. It's just the long tunnel with the hot air, stop/start traffic, and the lack of air flow (the air in the tunnel is moving with the traffic) where I've had a problem.Īpparently Jay Leno is an advocate of the stuff for his collection of old cars. I've ridden in 47C degree days and the temp gauge doesn't go above the normal 6 bars. I like the product - it is supposed to be for the life of the engine once added. Evans say even a small amount of water will reduce the cooling ability of the product. It doesn't like ANY water in the system - you have to use the Evans prep fluid to absorb and remove all water in the system before adding the waterless coolant. It just stays at the same level all the time. The Evans stuff never boiled though, and you never need to top it up. I've been using Evans waterless coolant in my Tiger 1050 for a couple of years now.Īs Rick said, it can't remove heat as effectively as water - I over heated in the M5 tunnel in Sydney on a hot day - had to pull over in an emergency break down bay and wait for it to cool down before continuing on.
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