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Old 08-28-2004, 11:34 AM
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I live in a climate similar to the original poster in this thread.

I've reduced the water/coolant ratio and the temps have dropped off 5-8 degrees F. I tried wetter water with the reduced coolant ratio and it made no difference.

Water dissipates heat much better than coolant.
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