Pretty sure that's a 'Mixes with Anything' coolant.

I suppose if one thinks one has really hard water they need to worry a
lot about coolant type.
Otherwise..
in 'normal places' like the West coast ..clean tap water and a high
quaility anti-frz is just fine.

it's not so much about it being 'phosphate free' as it is about people
not changing vanagon coolant and about all of it never gets out of the
van in a coolant change unless you flush it extensively.

In words..'what you use' in not nearly as important as using something
good, right.

S.

On 1/13/2014 9:44 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> My understanding is that the most important question is, "Is it phosphate free?"  mcneely
>
> ---- Alfred Bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> Hi all Vanagonians,
>>
>> Is the new red coolant from VW safe to use on 85 Vanagon engines?  It states
>> on the container "Aluminum compatible", but you never know with Vanagons!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alfred
>> 85 Westy
> --
> David McNeely
>