ethylene glycol has a lower boiling / freeze point than water and is a poor conductor of heat, however it protects the vehicle (meaning body in which it is contained) from corrosion and stress cracks brought about from temperature related expansion and contraction during a lack of or abundance of heat (since there is no such thing as cold, but rather an absence of heat). hence antifreeze.

water is an excellent conductor of heat and subsequently electricity as well, making it an excellent coolant, but it wreaks havoc on anything that corrodes, and electrolysis coupled with frequent heat cycles only speeds up the process.

each one is the others yin to their yang respectively. one excells where the other lacks. without the other the half would never be whole.


BUT, what sets the two halves into motion (spins the yin-yang) is positive pressure under heat. (cause although two halves make a whole, they don't really fit together quite right side by side, there has to be some positive and negative spaces for the other to fill for a flawless fit)

no cooling system will ever do you any good (atleast not effeciently and effectively with little to no maintenance) without being contained. the higher the pressure you can obtain the higher the boil point becomes. hence coolant overflow / reservoirs and pressure release valves / radiator caps

I know this is a scrap forum, but I was looking up the fluid leaking from my tubes and my tv going out and I stumbled upon this thread and thought that since I learned something about my tv, I might share something about water / ethylene glycol and clear up some of the confusion about what I had just read.




thanks.