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Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:28:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Draining
In-Reply-To:  <BAY405-EAS31420CECDE9E7CE7FB30FA9A0A90@phx.gbl>
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Ours looks just fine. :-) I don't claim its free of bacteria or mold spores, but there are essentially zero minerals since it's distilled out of the air.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Dehumidifier water can be quite dirty. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Larry Alofs > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:12 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Coolant Draining > > If you mix your own, water from a dehumidifier is a good thing. > > Larry A. > > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Not the best of ideas. You will have an unknown quantity of water > > remaining and it will take some effort to get the coolant to water > > ratio right. Today's coolants last so long and the system tends to > > require service of some sort frequently enough that not getting it all > > out is not a problem. > > What is important is to use distilled or otherwise mineral free water. > > For ease I just use the pre-mixed coolants now. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > Behalf Of Dan N > > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 7:44 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Coolant Draining > > > > To purge the coolant in the engine I would fill the whole system with > > plain water, run it a few minutes then flush it again... > > > > now you have a clean system ready to be filled with antifreeze... > > > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 4:34 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote: > > > > > Does someone know how much coolant stays in the engine IF one does > > > NOT pull the plugs on the engine water-jackets when doing a coolant > replace ? > > > > > > I'm curious as I replaced the long coolant pipes and most of the big > > > hoses/ heater hoses as well , so pretty much all the coolant drained > > > out , save for what's in the engine, wondering IF it is worth > > > getting every last drop out ? > > > > > > Thanks .. > > > > > > -john > > > > > >


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