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06-26-2007, 02:19
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Distilled water
This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my
antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. Jon Rebel Bird Bremerton Washington |
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06-26-2007, 03:31
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Jon, I ALWAYS use distilled water in cooling systems. May be over the
top but I have seen what high solids do to radiators & internal cooling passages in engines. Worth the trouble in my experience. Terry Terry Neal Bozeman, MT 82PT40 74FC34 Jon wrote: > This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my > antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for > the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that > process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It > kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a > good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when > they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. > > Jon > Rebel Bird > Bremerton Washington > > |
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06-26-2007, 04:46
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My mom bought one of the first Mercedes Benz automobiles imported
into the U.S. when MBZ was setting up it's distribution system in 1956. The owner's manual stated (as best I recall): "If outside of Germany, you should use distilled water for the radiator, as water elsewhere is not of the purity standards of German water." However, we used tap water (and anti-freeze) and the car ran for 250,000 miles before it was sold (still running). If your local water is very high in mineral content, you might want to use distilled -- or "drinking" water from the supermarket -- but in most cases, it isn't necessary. Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' El Sobrante, CA On Jun 26, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Jon wrote: > This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my > antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for > the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that > process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It > kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a > good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when > they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. |
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06-26-2007, 05:00
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I have lived in New Jerse, New York, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) Memphis, TN,
Louisiana, and Texas and Waller, Tx. is the hardest water I have ever come across. However, I have lived here for nearly 30 years now and have never used anything but tap water in all my vehicles and farm implements and have never had a problem of any kind related to mineral deposits in the water handling systems. Just a thought for consideration. Ron Thompson Waller, Tx. 1995 42' BB Pete Masterson bought one of the first Mercedes Benz automobiles imported into the U.S. when MBZ was setting up it's distribution system in 1956. The owner's manual stated (as best I recall): "If outside of Germany, you should use distilled water for the radiator, as water elsewhere is not of the purity standards of German water." However, we used tap water (and anti-freeze) and the car ran for 250,000 miles before it was sold (still running). If your local water is very high in mineral content, you might want to use distilled -- or "drinking" water from the supermarket -- but in most cases, it isn't necessary. Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' El Sobrante, CA On Jun 26, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Jon wrote: > This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my > antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for > the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that > process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It > kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a > good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when > they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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06-26-2007, 08:12
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Use Distilled , it is only 65 cents a gallon,
Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson wrote: > > I have lived in New Jerse, New York, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) Memphis, TN, Louisiana, and Texas and Waller, Tx. is the hardest water I have ever come across. However, I have lived here for nearly 30 years now and have never used anything but tap water in all my vehicles and farm implements and have never had a problem of any kind related to mineral deposits in the water handling systems. > > Just a thought for consideration. > > Ron Thompson > Waller, Tx. > 1995 42' BB > > Pete Masterson wrote: My mom bought one of the first Mercedes Benz automobiles imported > into the U.S. when MBZ was setting up it's distribution system in > 1956. The owner's manual stated (as best I recall): "If outside of > Germany, you should use distilled water for the radiator, as water > elsewhere is not of the purity standards of German water." > > However, we used tap water (and anti-freeze) and the car ran for > 250,000 miles before it was sold (still running). > > If your local water is very high in mineral content, you might want > to use distilled -- or "drinking" water from the supermarket -- but > in most cases, it isn't necessary. > > Pete Masterson > aeonix1@... > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > El Sobrante, CA > > On Jun 26, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Jon wrote: > > > This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my > > antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for > > the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that > > process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It > > kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a > > good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when > > they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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06-26-2007, 12:29
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Jon,
I agree to what Terry says. I just had to have my radiator "cored" and you would not believe what it looked like on the inside. I've always used distilled water, just wish those before me would have on this coach. Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Neal To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Distilled water Jon, I ALWAYS use distilled water in cooling systems. May be over the top but I have seen what high solids do to radiators & internal cooling passages in engines. Worth the trouble in my experience. Terry Terry Neal Bozeman, MT 82PT40 74FC34 Jon wrote: > This is sort of an odd ball question but recently while replacing my > antifreeze in one of my cars I was told to use distilled water for > the coolant water. How many people here have gone through that > process of just using distilled water in there cooing systems? It > kind of makes since but could this be just over the top or is this a > good idea? Do you think the manufactures used distilled water when > they put our motor homes together? Oh well just a thought. > > Jon > Rebel Bird > Bremerton Washington > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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