> From: Philip Haldeman [mailto:haldeman@accessone.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:44 AM
>
> "Mercedes Benz and a few others have gone to the extent of
> specifying the characteristics of the ideal water to use in coolant.
> They make the strong point that distilled water NOT be used in
> your radiator. Distilled water is 'mineral hungry', and will look to
> your engine block and other cooling system components to try
> and absorb those minerals."
I guess I am not about to dispute what MB has to say -- their resources far
outweigh mine. However, what is the full context of this claim?
Specifically, don't most people use water *and* some sort of anti-freeze in
their cooling system? Doesn't the anti-freeze contain corrosion inhibiting
agents? In which case the distilled water is no longer "hungry"?
If you are using pure water then perhaps the distilled water is reactive,
but when combined with a decent anti-freeze I would expect the corrosion
problem to disappear (when the coolant is flushed at decent intervals).
Well that's my opinion anyway.
--- Peter Zaborski CF58310UO ---
(with distilled water and anti-freeze -- 50/50)
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