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I am a 1/2 owner of a Kitfox II that has a 582 Rotax. I don't remember the source of info, but I felt confident we were OK when we used Prestone "green" antifreeze after we bought the neglected plane and had the engine rebuilt. We did that along with a lot of other checking and maintenance, about a year ago and have had no problems. In the last few days someone told my partner on the plane that we should change to the "orange" anti-freeze instead of the "green". The antifreeze we used did say it was silica free and I thought that was the go, no-go criteria that was most important. I have been told that the colors are not at all compatible, so if we do change to the other color it would require a very thorough flushing to avoid problems. My partner was told that there would be shaft damage if we didn't change, but I thought I had read that was dependent on the presence of silica.
Certainly I can check with the company in MS who rebuilt our engine, but I just talked with my partner and I'd like to see if anyone here can offer correct advice before I will have an opportunity to make a call to the rebuilder.
Thanks, in advance!
Lynn
Certainly I can check with the company in MS who rebuilt our engine, but I just talked with my partner and I'd like to see if anyone here can offer correct advice before I will have an opportunity to make a call to the rebuilder.
Thanks, in advance!
Lynn
