[Healeys] Coolant

[Jean Caron]

Bob:

I have owned a 1958 BN6 for 25 years now, before that the car was laid up for
11 years, it's driven in summer onley since I live where there is 6 monthsa of
winter, I use tap water and antifreeze, mixed 50/50 and never had problem. No
rust holes throught the block yet, I don't worry about it, just drive the car,
it 56 years old in a few weeks and still going.

I have no chemistry degree, barely scraped by Grade 12 LOL



Jean


> Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 14:46:23 +0000
> From: bspidell at comcast.net
> To: steveg at abrazosdata.com
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Coolant
>
> A controversy! Just what I was hoping for (WARNING: Friendly needling
follows).
>
> re: "I ran 50-50 coolant and purified water for years with no cooling system
> corrosion."
>
> Obviously, you needed to change something (ps. I like to experiment, too).
>
>
> re: "Then I switched to purified water with water wetter. In a couple of
years my
> radiator clogged with rust flakes and the car started to run hot."
>
> Why would you do that? Even in the temperate CA SF Bay Area we get a freeze
now and then. Why chance it?
>
>
> re: "There are online forums ..."
>
> Where only qualified engineers and scientists are allowed to post, of
course.
>
>
> re: "I called RP's tech support and the engineer told me "filtered" drinking
> water is the best and even tap water is better than distilled water, which
> he said encourages corrosion."
>
> Of course, you asked him what his engineering degree was in? Also, I'm sure
the TS guy gave the theoretical and empirical justifications for this
commentary, and wasn't just reading from the 'company script?'
>
> Why bother using filtered drinking water? I have a water filter in my
house--the kind with 5 cartridges--and all it's supposed to do is remove
halogens (chlorine, fluorine, bromine), some heavy metals (mercury, lead) and
biological stuff (wouldn't want your engine catching a virus).
>
> You can make a case that 'hard' water is best, as it will form scale on the
engine which, theoretically, could protect the iron until it accumulates and
flakes off, blocking passages in the radiator, etc.
>
> re: "Supposedly the person who designed it no longer works at Red Line."
>
> Because people never leave a job unless they've screwed up? Haven't heard of
RL settling any class actions, and I use their lubricants with good results.
>
>
> My point: All this 'info' is ancedotal--including mine--and useful as long
as you consider the source and take it with a grain of salt (or filtered tap
water).
>
> Others have said it, distilled--or, better yet, deionized--water mixed with
antifreeze PROBABLY works best (though there's lots of people trying to
tell/sell otherwise).
>
> Bob
>
>
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