Re: Re: IML: Cooling Issues Part two

[Brad Hogg <luxoliner@xxxxxxx>]

Granted, distilled water won't have the impurities you speak of but don't 
forget that anti-freeze does contain corrosion inhibitors too so it's not 
like you are pouring straight mineral water into your engine.  Fighting 
corrosion is as much or more the job of anti-freeze than simply keeping the 
coolant from freezing.  Again, using distilled water does sound like it can 
only help and not hurt, I just wanted to note the anti-corrosion properties 
of anti-freeze.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:44 PM
Subject: RE: Re: IML: Cooling Issues Part two


The shop manual for my 2004 Dodge Cummins Diesel recommends distilled water
with the anti-freeze mix.  After thinking about it, it makes perfect sense.
The impurities in regular tap water are what causes the rust to form in the
cooling system.

Ken
67 Crown 4 Dr Ht



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