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ophic

19-07-10 01:44 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

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Originally Posted by barwel1992 (Post 2322952)

personally i wouldn't use normal water, seeing first hand what i can do to a pc water cooling system

but thats just my opinion

Rugby water is mega ultra hard.

barwel1992

19-07-10 01:49 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

whys that then ? i know its hard but didnt think it was that bad

ophic

19-07-10 01:57 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

Just lots of soluble mineral deposits around the reservoirs, I think. As a kid I used to get problems in softer water areas cos I was so used to the hard water.

barwel1992

19-07-10 02:10 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

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Originally Posted by ophic (Post 2322997)

Just lots of soluble mineral deposits around the reservoirs, I think. As a kid I used to get problems in softer water areas cos I was so used to the hard water.

ahh just like when you go on holiday and they tell you not to drink the water

old sparks

19-07-10 02:45 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

I just changed out my coolant. I used distilled water and Toyota red (non-premixed) anti-freeze. I'm a bit on the cautious side, so I wanted to stick with something that had low silicates, and certainly no 2EHA as used in Dexcool...

You can also use 'de-ionized' water instead of distilled water. Or just use pre-mixed, for the k.i.s.s. factor

Stu	19-07-10 03:11 PM

Re: Flushing the radiator

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Originally Posted by jambo (Post 2322801)

If the old coolant came out looking clear I don't worry about flushing the system anyway.

Surely if you're changing the colour of the coolant it's important to flush it with water?

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