Tom,
That depends on your definition of necessary. (Boy, does this sound
uncomfortably familiar.) Yes, you can do without it. The difference is
this. The minerals in the water will build up on in the radiator and engind
block. Probably not sufficient enough to cause you any trouble. But if you
could see the difference between two vehicles over a period of time, one
using regular water and one using distilled water, you will see that the
distilled vehicle has a much cleaner coolant system. The passages will not
be built up with the minerialization and corrosion. I'll also assume that
today, with the plastic composition of the radiator, this also helps
minimize the corrosion and mineral buildup.
I've run vehicles both ways, and after seeing the difference, I'll stick to
running distilled water because you can see a difference. Only downside to
doing this is going to the local market and spending $2.50 for a couple
gallons of distilled water. Worth it to me!
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu [mailto:fawcett@uism.bu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:03 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Anti-Freeze was: Fluctuating guages
Call me old fashioned, but I always use distilled water when I change out my
freeze to minimize corrosion... Is this necessary anymore?
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: Fluctuating guages BERND
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: 1/12/00 2:17 PM
Depending on where you live determines the ratio
you want to use. If it is really cold, even 50/50 is usually still
sufficient. If not, 60/40 or 70/30 will help to keep the temp down. Anti
freeze doesn't work as well as a cooling agent as water, so the more water,
the cooler it will run. If you are still having overheating problems, try
water wetter by redline. The stuff is unbelievable. It isn't like water in
that the more you use the better you are. One bottle to your system is
sufficient. One of my cars is an intercooled turbo and water wetter dropped
my avg temp by almost 20 degrees.
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