Coolant Blown Again!

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02-13-2004, 09:13 AM

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ColinRX7

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Originally Posted by teknics' date='Feb 12 2004, 09:19 PM

i dont trust 100% water, honestly.

kevin./

in summer? why?

02-13-2004, 08:48 PM

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Terrh

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I wouldn't use 100% water..

I have a TII waterpump that sat in a leaky shed and after two months there was so much rust on it you could hardly tell where the fins were! I can show it to ya if you want, colin

02-13-2004, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Terrh' date='Feb 13 2004, 09:48 PM

that is my main concern with the 100% water thing, rust after sitting. my car goes through extended down periods and im not about to flush and fill my coolant system that often.

kevin.

02-13-2004, 08:58 PM

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turborotor

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Use distilled water when mixing in the coolant. Regular water has minerals that adds to the corrosion. Having a little coolants helps lubricate the water pump.

02-13-2004, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by teknics' date='Feb 13 2004, 06:52 PM

that is my main concern with the 100% water thing, rust after sitting. my car goes through extended down periods and im not about to flush and fill my coolant system that often.

kevin.

Thats why I thought you should always run a small amount of coolant at least.. best of both worlds?

02-13-2004, 11:38 PM

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******* rad. caps are a bitch they dont let out that stupid pressure and bada boom blowin hoses... replace all your coolant hoses that are 14 years old haha that shouldnt even be questioned