has anyone used water wetter in their cooling system...do you mix it with straight water...is there a cooling difference?

Yes I used it and it does work,just pour it in.

doesnt seem to work with water glycol mix.
but seems to work with plain water though.

Water wetters work very well with distilled water.
But as said, not as efficient with glycol/water mix.

So what do you use as a rust inhibitor?
Plain water is going to cause the radiator to rust - won't it?
I used the water wetter, but I don't know if it really did anything.
figured "couldn't hurt"

I use wetter with straight diistilled water then add a bottle of Prestone corrosion inhibitor, works well. I see 4-5 degrees less when I use it.

Due to a couple un related issues I have been running around for a couple weeks with just water...heavy rush hr traffic bit of everything...
With or without anti freeze ,water wetter there is no difference on a cooling system in good condition.

Any harm in what I have been doing. Running straight water and two bottles of water wetter. No anitfreeze! I'm in Florida.

Do I need anifreeze in there for the winter.

I was under the impression that water wetter is OK.

I live out in the country, so my water is well water.

Use of anti freeze in non frost/ snow climates is sort of a mis naming
Yes i these climates it prevents the cooling system from freezing and blowing radiators apart.
But it has other properties to
1/water at atmospheriic pressure boils at 100*C (212F) If the pressure is increased the boiling piont increases..hence running a cap with a 13 to 15lb pressure..in most cases this is enough...adding anti freeze (or should be called anti boil) increases the boiling piont way beyond any risk factor.
2/Also anti freeze contains buffering salts to prevent corrosion of Al alloys caused by electolyis the result of mixing iron, Al and brass/copper compents together....This is another very important component/fuction of anti freeze (should then be called Anti boiling/corrosion)

The gylcol in anti freeze also has very good wetting proporties, hence why it is also used in detergents, particularly aerosol cleaners. The wetting agents do work a little better, but the difference between them and the gylcol in the cooling system has no advantages...

There is a thread here that dicusses Anti freeze how it works different types, and what is in it....
http://www.jowett.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=266&highlight=anti+freeze

Sounds like the anti freeze should be used.

I used it one season and dropped my temp from 210 to 205. I then fit the fan properly into the shroud and temps dropped to 190 :) So, water wetter worked however a properly set fan can do better than the wetter:clonk:

Kev

If you live in a freezing weather, antifreeze should be used, if there is no risk, water works better in the function of cooling but it causes corrosion due to electrolysis, this happen more aggresively when the materials in contact are different, as an example, aluminum radiator and iron engine, and this is even worse using regular water... there my friend , is when water wetter gets in the battle, use it with reg or distilled water, it will reduce electrolysis corrotion very significantly, drain system 3 times a year, i do this, even with reg water, no corrosion at all, and a well cooled engine too.
take care!

drain system 3 times a year

That would mean I would be doing that, more then i drive some of the cars. :clonk:

use it with reg or distilled water, it will reduce electrolysis corrotion very significantly, drain system 3 times a year, i do this, even with reg water, no corrosion at all,
How have u established "no corrosion? pulled the Al inlet manifold or goose neck?
Without the salts to buffer, it will corrode...basic laws of physics and chemistry...Changing with distilled or ionised water will slow it down, but it doesnt take long (days)before ions become present to cause conductivity and corrossion.