Distilled water

[Jon]

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

[Terry Neal]

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
>
>

[Pete Masterson]

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.

[Ron Thompson]

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.








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[pattypape]

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]
>

[Richard Hayden]

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
>
>





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