[Ducati] Water Wetter

[Tony Pagliaroli]

Definitely use Water Wetter if only for it's anti-corrosion properties
when using straight water in a race bike.

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Mark Hatten <hatman at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> FWIW, all roadracing orgs that I know of -- AMA, WERA, CCS, AHRMA -- do
> *not* allow the poly glycol stuff like Evans and Engine Ice.  It's not
> *quite* as nasty as ethyl glycol, but it's still slick as heck and damn near
> impossible to clean up off the track.  STT allows it to try to strike a
> balance between safety and customer-friendliness, but I'd definitely
> recommend plain water or water with Water Wetter.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen lee" <sdlrodeo at yahoo.com>
> To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Water Wetter
>
>
>
> > Thank you for your response.
> >  I thought they just wanted water and/or water wetter only. However, after
> > re-reading the "bike prep" info, I found this:
> >  6) Advanced and Intermediate group riders MUST use water or water wetter
> > or a non-ethyl glycol based anti-freeze/coolant. Approved Poly Glycol
> > brands are: Evans, 7th Gear, Liquid Performance, and Engine Ice. NO
> > AUTOMOTIVE ETHYL GLYCOL BASED COOLANTS ARE ALLOWED.
> >
> >  Thanks again,
> >  Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rich Roberts <bigredxrunner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >  Course what is missing in this equation is that you do not have to go
> > with just water and water wetter, but can go to a mixture of water and the
> > minimum of ethylene/propylene glycol which for some is 50/50 or even less,
> > seems years back I went 60/40 or 70/30 water/ coolant. and added the
> > appropriate number of ounces of water wetter. The water wetter in the
> > right mix of coolant to water will help, back when I first started doing
> > that it dropped average temps 10-15 degrees. Note that it has a few
> > undesireable properties like boiling at 212 when not under pressure, you
> > want better contact with metal so surfactant helps. I was not happy with
> > Evans Coolant though. But a mix of DI water/coolant and water wetter for
> > all the time use is fine...it is not just for track use. I did this for
> > years with no ill effects that I could see. Rich
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