Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

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#1 Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by Paul bow » Wed Aug 12, 2026 9:38 am

Hi guys, have anyone used or got any views on the Evan’s classic 180 waterless system?
Although I’ve got the large ally rad twin fans etc and glycol based coolant along with a bottle or two of the redline water wetter it’s getting close in this weather to the red area on the gauge, when caught in traffic..
Hence looking for some advice on this product.
I believe that eagle use it in their cars, although no chance of getting that confirmed by them of course!
Any help much appreciated.
Previously...S1 OTS E type (sold)
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#2 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by mgcjag » Wed Aug 12, 2026 9:46 am

Hi Paul...have a couple of mates use it in their C type replicas it works well for them with no issues....you do need to be aware of its limitations so follow the instructions carefully....Steve
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#3 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by Paul bow » Wed Aug 12, 2026 11:10 am

Thanks Steve.. I suppose the question is that is it better than what we have been using for the last 60 years ?
Any clue as to its limitations ?
Thank you
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#4 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by mgcjag » Wed Aug 12, 2026 11:53 am

Hi Paul....first of your haveing overheating problems you should look for what's causing them.....standard coolant in a well sorted car should and does work perfectly well......Evans also works and the engine can get hotter without boiling over becaus of its higher boiling point....heat transfer is also better than water based so your operating tempetature could actually read higher....this isnt a good thing.....you need to remove all water from your system and flush with their prep liquid...befor filling with evans.....in the event of a leak you can top up with water but you then need start again and flush the entire system....plenty of info on the forum or Google.....personally if you engins getting to hot there is a reason and it needs looking at.....Basicslly Evans does not make your engine run cooler ...Steve
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#5 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by Gfhug » Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:40 pm

And as I’ve had to point out before, Evans used to (maybe still do) claim that Rolls Royce Merlins ran on pure glycol, which is absolute twaddle! They ran 50/50 glycol water mix. It was actually found the Merlin ran better on this mix.

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#6 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by Paul bow » Wed Aug 12, 2026 1:30 pm

Thanks guys..
The engine doesn’t overheat but it’s certainly if the gauges can be believed in traffic in +30C heat getting hot. Between the L (normal) and the red on the gauge.
This E produces some high hp numbers which would also attribute to the heat.
The fans come in at 85, that’s via an ECU, as it has throttle bodies, I was wondering if this was the magical stuff to keep the needle to the L of normal in +30c heat and London traffic, probably clutching at straws I’ll stick with what I know.
I’ve just had the manifolds coated in the best product zircotec offer in ceramic coating. Apparently reducing under bonnet temp by 33%!!
Not cheap, but should help with temperatures somewhat.
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#7 Re: Evan’s classic cool 180.. waterless

Post by mgcjag » Wed Aug 12, 2026 2:01 pm

Hi Paul an override switch for the fans for slow traffic is usefull....Steve
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