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1. Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 02:54:25 -0500; After tearing down a few engines and seeing the buildup of scale inside of the coolant jackets I don't put anything but distilled water in my coolant either. James Nazarian 71 B tourer 71 BGT V8 85 D; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00535.html (7,717 bytes)
2. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 05:12:54 -0600; I hope that was just a mis-speak, but, .... If you put only distilled water in your MG cooling system, the water jacket in the block and head will rust like crazy. Not only that, but distilled water; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00538.html (8,498 bytes)
3. Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "British Classics" <britclass@choicenet1.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 05:08:51 -0800; Like your battery water challenge, Barney, you need to back up this statement with some hard , verifiable facts. I have read about the distilled water affinity to absorb but I have nver seen it subst; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00540.html (8,854 bytes)
4. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:26:18 -0700; I did try to word it as such - actually I always just blend distilled water 50/50 with anti-freeze and use that for my coolant as well as to top up my coolant level. As for Barney's statement on the; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00546.html (9,314 bytes)
5. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:49:05 -0500; so what creates the thick deposits that you often see in the water jackets of engines? James Nazarian 71 B tourer 71 BGT V8 85 Dodge Ram -- Original Message -- From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00575.html (9,347 bytes)
6. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:56:47 -0600; 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. Fr; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00576.html (8,442 bytes)
7. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 02:38:24 -0500; 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; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00578.html (9,069 bytes)
8. RE: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Chuck Renner <crenner@dynalivery.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:13:13 -0600; Distilled is best, as it doesn't include dissolved minerals that can lead to deposits. However, in most cases, tap water can be used without ill effects. The most important thing with coolant is to; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00590.html (8,481 bytes)
9. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "Chris" <slimyrat@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:09:22 +0200; What about pure antifreeze? Though I think the stuff you buy contains water The reason I ask is I have a vague childhood memory of asking someone at an air museum if the rolls-royce griffon engines o; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00593.html (9,095 bytes)
10. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:36:46 -0600; Prestone is now advertising pre-mixed anti-freeze. I think the problem with running straight anti-freeze is that it's heat transfer properties are bad. I.E. the heat of the engine wouldn't get absorb; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00595.html (9,901 bytes)
11. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:03:21 EST; - - - - - - - - - - - Yes, you CAN run the engine with pure antifreeze, but plain water is a better coolant than antifreeze. It removes more heat from the engine. You should never use more than a 50/; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00598.html (8,835 bytes)
12. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:57:42 -0800; Paul is correct, water has better heat-transfer characteristics than glycol. I would have to assume that the requirements of high-altitude aviation engines must be somewhat different, in that heat tr; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00600.html (9,614 bytes)
13. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:24:19 -0600; <<<snip>>> So I guess my question is can one run an engine with pure ethylene glycol in the cooling system and if not why not? <<<snip>>> Sure, if you want the engine to run so hot that it cracks ev; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00602.html (8,871 bytes)
14. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: Aeseeyou@aol.com; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:28:47 EST; Stop Leak additives, Rust, minerals from the water, oil and whatever else has drifted down to the bottom of your engines water table... later on... Albert Escalante, Editor "THE CLEAR HOOTER" /// or; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00603.html (7,760 bytes)
15. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:10:41 -0500; When I first put my V8 on the road I sought out a coolant that was specifically listed as safe for Aluminum since the block, heads, and radiator were all Al. I settled on the orange GM stuff that sa; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00605.html (9,662 bytes)
16. Re: Coolant was Battery Water (score: 1): Author: "R. Martin Rogovein" <rmort@bezeqint.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 01:03:51 +0200; Here (Israel) they only sell premixed coolant (the locals call it "green water"), whether of local brands or imports (Prestone et.al). Possibly because our water is famously calcified (teakettles an; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00619.html (8,436 bytes)

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