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Re: Anti-freeze/coolant



> I live in an area with water that has high mineral content and have had my
> radiators rodded out several times as a result. The last time I had them
> rodded out, about 18 months ago, I started using distilled water along with
> ethylene glycol in a 50/50 mix, and so far it's working fine.  Where I live
> the composition of the water is more important than the ethylene glycol
> composition.

It's always a good idea to mix your coolant with distilled water rather than
that which comes out of the tap.  

In England, we used to use boiled water - at least that left some of the
scale in the kettle...

Orin.