Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Engine Ice..
slow600:
honestly i have no scientific proof just read it on thumpertalk. the honda blue retails for 13.99 a gallon, the engine ice is like 19.95 for a half gallon i beleive. i get it free from work so it was a no brainer. just recently flushed the green out of my kx and did the once a year flush on my 450. the temps on the 450 are exactly the same as with the ice......good enough for me :-D
KXcam22:
On my last ride in never got my 450 out of 1st all day (slow and ugly) and I never got close to overheating, according to the racetemp strips. It was a cool day but I was crawling through tight stuff on an MX 450. I guess the blue stuff works. Cam.
dnmac1999:
Will this stuff freeze?
martinfan30:
Shouldn't. Unless you add water to it. It's pre-mixed with de-ionized water so that changes +/- charges present in normal tap/drinking water. That "regular" water can lead to excessive pitting, corrosion on internal water jacket surfaces.
Just completed a thorough flushing with distilled water, then added the "engine ice". Will test it this Saturday.
Bigtim:
--- Quote from: dnmac1999 on January 27, 2009, 04:09:47 PM ---Will this stuff freeze?
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it says -26 f' on the engine ice label. if you left your bike outside all winter in North dakota or something it would freeze. 50/50 regular glycol antifreeze/ distilled water is around-36 f'. but these products are all about the numbers at the other end of the scale. Bring the bike inside over winter. You could switch your 1.1 rad cap to a 1.6 if boiling over is a concern. I think you pay extra $ for engine ice because it lowers op. temps... resulting in the tinyest little power gain.
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