protect your race car for the next few days

[ShadowBolt]

A full gallon of antifreeze in the 55. I have a magnetic block heater for a tractor but if we get the ice storm they are saying is possible it will not save the car if power is gone.


JJ

[drecords]

Put a 1/2 gallon in 34 during the last freezepocalypse. Not looking forward to flushing it in a week.

[Sook]

Is there a real reason to flush it before the first race? It's possible that it might freeze again through February.

- Josh

[Sook]

OK, so there is a real reason:

6.25.7 The only engine coolant allowed shall be water. Water additives such as
Redline Water Wetter may be used.

I've got water wetter in mine, I just put a light bulb under the hood for this freeze.

[Pranav]

I'm running my block heater now, but Jerry makes a good point if we lost power and I was out of town.

Maybe just draining the water out is the best way.

[ShadowBolt]

I'm running my block heater now, but Jerry makes a good point if we lost power and I was out of town.

Maybe just draining the water out is the best way.

Unless you have petcocks in the block it's not all that easy to drain completely.

JJ

[Supercharged111]

We're typically allowed antifreeze here for the first and last events as freezing temps overnight are typical in April and sometimes October. Jerry if you put a full gallon in there and warmed the car up to circulate it you're fine. Mine sat in the trailer last winter with a gallon and it got below zero for a bit here. My garage is attached, you guys don't have heated garages?

[Sook]

you guys don't have heated garages?

A/C'd garage is more important here, and mine isn't :(

[ShadowBolt]

We're typically allowed antifreeze here for the first and last events as freezing temps overnight are typical in April and sometimes October. Jerry if you put a full gallon in there and warmed the car up to circulate it you're fine. Mine sat in the trailer last winter with a gallon and it got below zero for a bit here. My garage is attached, you guys don't have heated garages?


I usually only use a half gallon but was worried about the 12 to 14 degrees we are supposed to have in the morning.

JJ

[centerville]

I have been fine with temps in the upper teens and a heater on the block. Now 10-12 in the morning, wow. Correction 9 this morning at my house.

[Supercharged111]

A/C'd garage is more important here, and mine isn't :(

I hear that, mine has neither but receives inherent heat by being attached to the house. It generally doesn't get as cold here as people think. In fact, I have yet to touch my shovel this "winter". Another thing to point out is that a small amount of antifreeze can prevent a hard freeze as well, i.e. the half gallon is likely still sufficient to prevent a freeze related explosion in above zero weather. Better to be safe than sorry though. I had a pucker moment last winter when I left town with the car in the trailer and it was 10 below out as I couldn't remember if I'd added antifreeze or not.