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Re: Coolant loss problem



"Retherford, Martin" <MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> If the oil is
> taking the coolant you should notice a definite change in the feel of the
> oil a little bit after shut off as the coolant will be real foamed up in the
> oil.  If you wait too long after shut down the oil and coolant will separate
> and I don't remember which of the two goes on top.

Oil floats on water (Torrey Canyon, Brear, Exxon Valdez...). However,
when oil and water are emulsified together as well as they will be by
a churning engine, I don't think they do separate out.

- -- 
Mike Fleming

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