Date:         Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:19:25 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant
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I have read and have been told about putting a sacrificial anode into the
system with each flush/coolant change. Anybody have any experience with
this?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@UVIC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Coolant


> This entire thread on water has been hashed over before on this list.
>
> see archives :)
>
> The "hungry water" theory below doesn't stand much scrutiny, think
> about it.
>
> Alistair
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
> On 13-Feb-05, at 9:24 AM, Ken Lewis wrote:
>
>> Found this on the internet, FWIW.
>>
>> " Distilled or deionized water is very aggressive Water "wants" to
>> contain
>> minerals and distilled water will attack cast iron and aluminum far
>> more
>> aggressively than mildly hard tap water. "
>>
>>
>> Ken Lewis
>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>>