582 coolant ?

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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby Bundy » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:59 pm

John.com wrote: What is the recommended time interval for the replacement of coolant?
Hi John,

Rotax manual reccomends every 150 hrs or two years...whichever comes first.
coline wrote:What Oil? What Antifreeze? Whats Next? What air is the best to cool a 503?
:lol:

Definitely not Gauteng air...Its corrosive! :wink:

Coline....from my experience if you ask 5 AP's the same question...you'll get 5 different answers...and they all say they are right! :wink:

Find an AP with lots of grey hair...(or no hair) and trust him...they all have their own preferences and methods... (^^)
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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby coline » Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:38 am

"Coline....from my experience if you ask 5 AP's the same question...you'll get 5 different answers...and they all say they are right! :wink:"

Not if it is your turn to buy a round, then they all agree!
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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby John.com » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:46 pm

Bundy wrote:
John.com wrote: What is the recommended time interval for the replacement of coolant?
Hi John,

Rotax manual reccomends every 150 hrs or two years...whichever comes first.
Thanks a lot Alan
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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby Duck Rogers » Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:42 pm

coline wrote:What Oil? What Antifreeze? Whats Next? What air is the best to cool a 503?
:lol: Give that man a Bells!
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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby Duck Rogers » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:07 pm

Biggles wrote:I was reading that the older silver top require the use of the long life silicon based coolant and distilled water due to the tendency of normal coolant and tap water to eat the water pump shaft. Hence the upgrade to the ceramic shaft in the blue top.
There is no ceramic shaft in the blue top, only a ceramic waterpump SEAL that replaced the rubber seal.
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Re: 582 coolant ?

Postby Biggles » Tue May 10, 2016 11:40 am

Duck Rogers wrote:
Biggles wrote:I was reading that the older silver top require the use of the long life silicon based coolant and distilled water due to the tendency of normal coolant and tap water to eat the water pump shaft. Hence the upgrade to the ceramic shaft in the blue top.
There is no ceramic shaft in the blue top, only a ceramic waterpump SEAL that replaced the rubber seal.
I stand corrected.
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