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The Series Land Rover engine is well known for its ability to run relatively cool for long periods of time, due to the efficiency of its cooling system. This infact was a design feature since Series Land Rovers were originally expected to become farm-based; they were designed to have the ability to remain stationary and power a range of optional belt driven equipment via a Power Take-Off facility at the rear. This is the reason for the extra large radiator that the Series Land Rovers generally have. 'Anti-freeze' has developed along with the Land Rover and a range of varities are available now, most easily differentiated by colour. It's important to note that a Series Land Rover has traditioanlly used the ethylene glycol based liquid which is coloured green. Other varieties, e.g orange and red have different additives and manufacturers state which type of antifreeze should be used with each particular vehicle. Unfortunately the non-green types do not contain the correct additves for preserving the older type of rubber hoses and some of them contain chemicals which can actually erode the lead based solder of the original Series Land Rover radiators. So if you own a Series Land Rover and a more modern marque then you shouldn't share antifreeze between them.
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