160 deg stats were for Alcohol antifreezes...which boiled-off at temps above 160F...

(This is why Ethylene Glycol antifreezes were known as "permanent" anit-freeze...)


Use the 180 or 185 F stat . The engine will be happier.


Good luck !

Frank McMullen


Frank McMullen
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