Posted by Ecnerwal on December 30, 2009 at 09:03:50 from (71.161.145.119):
In Reply to: tire balest posted by howard junkin on December 30, 2009 at 06:40:29:
Washer fluid is mostly methanol (wood alcohol) and water, so you can probably mix up the equivalent mix cheaper by buying wood alcohol and mixing with water to get the anti-freeze level you need in your area. It's somewhat corrosive and lighter than water. That means you get quite a bit less loading for the same fill .vs. CaCl2 or beet juice.
Calcium chloride is heavier than water and quite corrosive.
(corrosion matters when you get a leak or spill, and it corrodes the rims, which gets expensive).
Beet Juice (or any other sugar solution, I suppose - presumably beet juice is the cheapest form of sugar, at least where sugar beets are farmed) is heavier than water and non-corrosive. It's more expensive than the other two, at least until you lose a rim from corrosion. How expensive is corn syrup if you go right to the plant? That might be another option.
This post was edited by Ecnerwal at 09:04:16 12/30/09.
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