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reuse antifreeze?

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rhudson

10-18-2003 17:00:30




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my local parts/wrecker guy and i were talking about high price of servicing a fleet of engines. he said that they filtered their antifreeze through a stand alone pump and filter they put together. he checked it with a chemical/reactive strip that checks for ph and nitrates. added an additive if necessary. said that the filter took the green color out, but there was a color additive if you really wanted the color. any experience with reusing antifreeze?

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Travis

10-18-2003 18:49:48




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 Re: reuse antifreeze? in reply to rhudson, 10-18-2003 17:00:30  
When I was still working at the GM dealership, we bought a machine from BG that would flush out the cooling system and would "reconstitute" the anti-freeze which, from what I could figure out was just filtering it out down to one micron(I think) after going through four other filters and then we had two different additives to add to the auntfreeze to adjust the PH levels. Usually ended up adding both 12 oz. bottles and it ended up pretty good and the electrolosis was taken care of. Basically it seemed to be a good way for the dealership to make some more money. I was happy because we were'nt dumping old antifreeze down the drain(yes, it does happen almost everywhere) and we were taking care of the antifreeze.

IMHO, as long as the electrolosis is taken care of and the freeze point is low enough and the system is clean I don't care what the antifreeze looks like, at least it isn't being dumped down the drain.

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Ray,IN

10-18-2003 21:09:27




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 Re: Re: reuse antifreeze? in reply to Travis, 10-18-2003 18:49:48  
Permanent anti-freeze never wears out, the additives wear out and the liquid becomes contaminated with various substances. The recycling machines are long overdue.



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Dieselrider

10-19-2003 17:48:51




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 Re: Re: Re: reuse antifreeze? in reply to Ray,IN, 10-18-2003 21:09:27  
I think alot of companies are reusing it now. I tried to find about two hundred gallons to load my tires with but couldn't come up with any. I will probably mix calcium chloride myself to load.



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