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Axly · 10-21-2002, 04:15 AM

I saw that RoboTech used it for some systems, but noone else..
What about Methanol? Sure it's a bit poisonous, but I've handled enough of the stuff for RC engines to know what I'm doing. I don't know the exact proportions, but methanol improves the cooling properties to some extent when mixed with water, and when in higher concentration deteriorates it. It would work quite well for killing germs and it keeps the water from freezing (for sub-0 systems)

Downsides could be that it's bad for some types of plastic and it's poisonous.. Any more bad things about it? Anyone have more info on cooling/detergent properties?

10-21-2002, 04:15 AM	#73
Axly Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 20	I saw that RoboTech used it for some systems, but noone else.. What about Methanol? Sure it's a bit poisonous, but I've handled enough of the stuff for RC engines to know what I'm doing. I don't know the exact proportions, but methanol improves the cooling properties to some extent when mixed with water, and when in higher concentration deteriorates it. It would work quite well for killing germs and it keeps the water from freezing (for sub-0 systems) Downsides could be that it's bad for some types of plastic and it's poisonous.. Any more bad things about it? Anyone have more info on cooling/detergent properties? Last edited by Axly; 10-21-2002 at 06:07 AM.