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magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 3047
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 10:51 pm: | |
David I'm afraid you fell for that one. I'll bet he never told you about his reverse muffler bearing that went bad did he. Ed, Damn it you should be ashamed of yourself. |
Stanley DiGuiseppi (Standig)
New member
Username: Standig
Post Number: 38
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 10:30 pm: | |
Corvair engines didn't rust but the front fenders did.....not enough antirust in the air.... |
David Feinberg (Fastradio2)
Junior Member
Username: Fastradio2
Post Number: 139
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 9:56 pm: | |
But Ed...
I always thought that Corvairs were air cooled???
What difference would the ph in the water have anything to do with the cooling system operation on your car?
Or, are you just trying to see if we're paying attention? |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1845
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 8:18 pm: | |
My Corvair is 37 years old and has never had a cooling problem caused by the PH in the water. |
Stanley DiGuiseppi (Standig)
New member
Username: Standig
Post Number: 37
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 7:51 pm: | |
If you are worried about the water...have the ph tested and adjusted after system is full....we do the same for common chevrolets....
The better repair shops and dealers have the means to test and adjust. |
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Junior Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 176
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 6:56 pm: | |
Just filled my 22 year old MB with another dose of tap water. The big chunks should seal bigger holes. |
JohnR. (Rivee)
Junior Member
Username: Rivee
Post Number: 80
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 5:01 pm: | |
Same here Ric. That's why I recommend distilled H2O. The aluminum parts would be toast in a year. |
Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Junior Member
Username: Ricrain
Post Number: 205
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 4:11 am: | |
Where I live, there is a tremendous amount of calcium in tap water. If you use it in the cars, it deposits rather quickly. When I bought it, one of my 308 motors had pea-sized chunks of it accumuated in and around the intake runners. |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 2997
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 16, 2002 - 6:30 pm: | |
If I remember correctly I think Ed Gualt made that point about anti-freeze off setting any problems with the water you use. Makes sense to me. |
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Junior Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 172
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 16, 2002 - 6:11 pm: | |
Spoke to my material engineer colleagues. They said that distilled water is more reactive but it really did not matter because the inhibitors in antifreeze would take care of any difference. They went on to say that some tap water is very hard and should be avoided.
Sorry, nothing of cosmic significance here. But what they said agreed with what Mercedes people say in their lists. Since my tap water does not ruin the taste of my Scotch, if it is good enough for me, it's good enough for my car.
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