parklawn

Just received a new catalogue yesterday for Corvettes and makes great reading and dreaming on a winter day.......while its probably been there before and I didn't notice it.........saw a product called WaterWetter

2 questions.........Has anyone used it?.........Did it work?

It does get warm enough in Canada at times :D :D :D

Thanks

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mrvette

Save your money, in Florida it's called a gallon of anti freeze, in Canada, i'ts 2 gallons....

GENE :D :D

carl a

i tried it, didnt lower the temp at all

Tom73

I am running it in my '90. But I made several cooling changes at one time so cannot say for sure if it did any thing. Several have posted in the past that it did help, sometimes ten to twenty degree improvement.

In theory it sounds good. It breaks down the surface tension of the water so that the water will maintain contact with the walls of the cooling passages, thus transfering more heat to the coolant and from the coolant to the radiator core.

One thing, it does not hurt. So cheap insurance if it makes you feel better :)

One thing to keep in mind, anti-freeze does nothing to assist in cooling the engine. All it does is keep the coolant from freezing. If you live in a warm weather area you are better off running pure water. (Just be sure to add a bottle of Preston Rust Inhibitor to stop any rust issues).

tom...


[Modified by Tom73, 8:10 AM 2/20/2003]

GrandSportC3

Water Wetter works great - especially if combined with pure water (no antifreeze).

My results were:

Pure Water .............................. 230 degrees
Water + 2 bottle Water Wetter ....205 degrees

MotorHead

1 bottle drops my temp 10 degree. Not like snake oil and magic potions that have been for sale for decades, Water Wetter works :D

gdh

I use it and it is does work, you don't want to run more than 50% water/antifreeze anyway.

yellow 72

What it won't do is improve a dirty or undersized cooling system.
I've been using it since everything was new or freshly cleaned and after 5 years it all looks as it did the day after I put it together including all the aluminum parts. I use distilled water with 1 gallon Havoline extended life coolant/antifreeze and 2 bottles of Water Wetter, yeah it works :cheers:

mrvette

I tried it here in Florida when I first moved here back in '97, heard about on the vettenet from Hib Halverson....it did nothing for me...nothing....but what did work was taking the front tag/bracket off the car....I had a vette sign on it...increased airflow nearly 30% on the freeway, where the problem was....
later that fall, I put in a hotrod engine with o/drive tranny...and that was the final cure....

GENE

parklawn

Thanks for all the info....once again the Forum is a great place to gather help and information...............

Thank you

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Merlin522

Water wetter did absolutely nothing to my car, but I'm probably not a good candidate to judge by. 4,600 extra cfm did help though! :yesnod: :lol:

8T1-7T9 BIONIC VETTE

Water Wetter works well during hot weather if you use one bottle and a quart of antifreeze and fill to the top with "DISTILLED WATER".......When the freezing weather comes it's a good idea to increase antifreeze for proper protection. The more antifreeze you use during hot weather....the higher your temps will run......adjust accordingly :seeya Cappy

Love My 72 and 77

It works for us in our race car I dont think it stops water from freezing I wouldnt reccomend running no antifreeze. The real secret is that water wetter is Watermellon COOL AID! :leaving:

greatgonzoglenn

Nope, did very little in my 1980 Z-28. Lowered the temp a few degree's for a few days. I would not use it again. Like they said above, it is not a cure all. It is just a temporary fix to a (more than likely) bigger cooling problem or inadequate system. Just my .02 :flag