In the UK and IRL they often used tap water as well.
Kees Oudesluijs
Bob Spidell wrote:
> re: "You hardly see
> that on cars that have been driving around in northern and middle Europe
> bar Great Britain and Ireland."
>
>
> What do they use? Beer?
>
>
> bs
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:23:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] overheating
>
> Any mains tap water in the so called civilized world has impurities in
> it e.g. some form of disinfectant, mainly some kind of chloride compound
> I believe. Often fluoride is added as well and the water is made
> "harder" for health reasons by the water authorities. Have a look in
> your wifes steam iron, the coffee machine or the water boiler.
> These sediments react with the iron, brass and aluminium present in your
> engines and cooling systems and cause havoc in the long run.
> We have a lot of USA imports (classics) over here from the sunny
> states. Many rust free cars but practically all radiators are scrap as
> they are silted up because of the use of plain tap water. You hardly see
> that on cars that have been driving around in northern and middle Europe
> bar Great Britain and Ireland.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
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