Subject	Maybe I missed something here
Posted by	lazersos on June 23, 2004 at 8:33 PM
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In Reply To	I've been thinking about distilled water lately. posted by robo (sebring1970) on June 23, 2004 at 05:47 PM
Message	I was under the impression that the reason to use distilled water vs tap (or spring) is to reduce the levels of disolved particulates and minerals that can build up over time and cause blockage of the cooling system. I was also under the impression that most anti-freezes contain rust inhibitors designed to prevent rust formation in iron blocks and heads. I was also under the impression that anti-freeze has a fairly base pH. As a result a solution of 30/70 anti-freeze/water is still on the base side of the pH scale. I think you missed the point of why one should use distilled water. It has nothing to do with pH but rather to do with mineral content. ======================================================== "I have no experience with this specific pump so don't continue reading expecting to find you answers." - ZLover4Life 07:14 3/16/04
Follow Ups	I've been thinking about distilled water lately. - robo (sebring1970) 17:47:42 06/23/04 NEO told me something about water when I bought my - aZiator 17:57:34 06/23/04 you can also use a drop of soap instead of water wetter - dogpile 18:01:43 06/23/04 but why use a drop of soap if I can pay $7 for a whole - robo (sebring1970) 18:03:09 06/23/04 so i take it you did know that one? youre a smart man - dogpile 18:07:08 06/23/04 I don't know nuthin' (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 18:13:07 06/23/04 He's the little short guy - Fuzznutz 18:30:45 06/23/04 me? i look like norm mcdonald - dogpile 18:34:25 06/23/04 No, YOU asked if you met Robo, - Fuzznutz 18:43:47 06/23/04 lol, sorry, tis the goose talking - dogpile 18:48:22 06/23/04 I guess I am kinda short - robo (sebring1970) 18:48:09 06/23/04 Just the way I remember you! lol (n/m) - Fuzznutz 19:06:22 06/23/04 I'll bite your kneecaps off (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 19:19:18 06/23/04 I didnt know that, how is it that it works? (n/m) - aZiator 18:09:30 06/23/04 It's the same principle as how you wash your hands. - mpbond(STL) 18:13:38 06/23/04 breaks the surface tension of the water = better cooling - dogpile 18:15:11 06/23/04 Surface tension, that's the term I was looking for... (n/m) - Scotts94z32 18:25:39 06/23/04 technically, its surfactant. and use dawn, if not, joy - dogpile 18:46:32 06/23/04 I understand why you'd do that, but am not convinced that - Scotts94z32 18:13:04 06/23/04 if it foams up, you used way too much.a drop is all you need (n/m) - dogpile 18:16:51 06/23/04 I like the purple stuff (purple ice) at $9/oz... I should - Scotts94z32 18:27:10 06/23/04 please do - dogpile 20:11:39 06/23/04 What if I used soft water from my house? Would that - AzHeat 18:15:46 06/23/04 dunno. damn, i thought this was common knowledge (n/m) - dogpile 18:19:35 06/23/04 Here in central Florida the aquifer water is high quality>>> - ZUL8TR 18:26:43 06/23/04 I run Reverse Osmosis Water in my Z :) (n/m) - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 18:36:13 06/23/04 Yep, just filled my cooling system this AM with R.O. water - vorpalZ 20:33:29 06/23/04 ..and makes your hands softer - dogpile 21:12:27 06/23/04 didn't I give you your props in my post? - robo (sebring1970) 23:56:15 06/23/04 yes. sorry, sour grapes on my end - dogpile 08:45:26 06/24/04 Maybe I missed something here - lazersos 20:33:36 06/23/04 I pretty much covered all your points in my post already (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 23:17:43 06/23/04 No you didn't. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 10:30:20 06/24/04 you have to be able to use inference and deduction - robo (sebring1970) 00:26:40 06/25/04 My personal findings >> - ScubaSteve 11:09:22 06/24/04 Technically, pure distilled water has a pH of 7. - ZigZag 14:32:28 06/24/04 *interact with the air/environment* - robo (sebring1970) 00:25:22 06/25/04
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