So, that being said, is distilled water better/worse than tap water if the
coolant corrosion inhibitors are still intact?
James Nazarian
71 B tourer
71 BGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
To: james <jhn3@uakron.edu>
Cc: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 26 February, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: Coolant was Battery Water
> James:
>
> The anti-rust and anti-corrosive additives in antifreeze only last about
> 2 years. They are "sacrificial" chemicals. After that, the coolant
> acts like its pure water except for the freezing point. From then on,
> rust, scale, aluminum oxide etc. accumulates.
>
>
> If the coolant is nice and clean yet at the end of two years, you can
> just add a "water pump lubricant and anticorrosion" additive to the
> existing coolant. It's about as expensive as antifreeze. Some owners
> in the south used to never use antifreeze, but did need the additive.
>
> Blake
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