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Old 05-13-2004, 05:40 PM
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Re: A newbie question about engine coolant...

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Originally posted by Badinfo
The car is in Texas so its not going to freeze over anytime soon...
Oh....also as a point of fact, anit-freeze is also called coolant. It has two functions (in addition to inhibiting rust):

1. It acts as an "anti-freeze" by lowering the freezing point.

2. It acts as a "coolant" by raising the boiling point.
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