[T3] Tire failure?

[Dave Hall]

Yes - I think it was 30% which is the recommended strength for our
temperature range.  That's not something I would take a chance on.  It stays
in - VW approved antifreeze doesn't need draining - it lowers the freezing
point for winter and raises the boiling point for the summer conditions.
There are enough anti-corrosion additives to stop damage to the waterways.
It stays clean.

Dave. 
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Fisher
Sent: 20 January 2011 13:31
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tire failure?

Did you have antifreeze in your Polo?  I drove my S-10 pickup from Redding
to Missoula one Christmas without any antifreeze in it.  The block/heads
froze up solid.  We had to push it into my Dad's garage for a couple days
before it would turn over.  They use electric engine block heaters & studded
winter tires etc up there.  I had an electric sump heater on my 67 911 S up
there.  Dad called me a DumbKopf or some such for forgetting the antifreeze
in the S-10!

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:48 AM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> I had a tyre go completely flat in freezing weather, just sitting in 
> the drive.  I don't think the valve froze as the cap was on, but I 
> think some water froze between the bead and the rim.  I couldn't find 
> any other explanation.  Once the cold weather went, the tyre was fine 
> again.  Another cold snap resulted in my watercooled VW Polo not even 
> turning over - the engine felt seized.  When I got home at the end of 
> the day having used another VW (!), it started absolutely fine (maybe 
> it felt ashamed of letting me down?).  I wondered if condensation had 
> frozen in a cylinder.  We get freezing days after rain quite often, 
> which plays havoc with door locks if the water seals are not perfect.
>
> Dave,
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> =========
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of 
> David
> Sent: 20 January 2011 03:01
> To: type3 at vwtype3. org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tire failure?
>
> [[[The Problem with water in the compressed air lines in the winter is 
> that it freezes]]]
>
> Back in high school when I worked in a service station, we saw 
> problems with this moisture (from the compressed air) putting water into
the valve stem.
> When that eventually froze it expanded, causing the valve stem to bleed
air!
> This can also happen here during our winters if you lose a valve stem 
> cap; therefore allowing water to work it's way into the valve stem and
freeze.
> Same result.
>
> Dave Pallo
> '72 Square ~ "Elwood"
> Fairport, NY
>
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