Re: Oil in the water?/rust in engine

[Zissel-Kreuztal@t-online.de]

bobgthomas schrieb:

> Hi Terry > > I may be wrong but I always understood that( rust prevention ) was one of > the major reasons for using antifreeze here in warm climates. The other two > being a lubricant for the water pump seal and better heat transfer than > plain water. Also, the maintaining of these characteristics is the cause > for replacing the antifreeze every 2 years. >

Hi T-Typers: Another important thing is he water. Normal water has too much oxigene (O2) inside. And oxigene + water = rust. If we use destilled water and antifreeze, we ll never have problems with rust! Greetings lozi (TC3762)

[Chip Old]

On Tue, 1 May 2001, Zissel-Kreuztal@t-online.de wrote:

> Another important thing is he water. Normal water has too much oxigene > (O2) inside. And oxigene + water = rust. If we use destilled water > and antifreeze, we ll never have problems with rust!

Ummm, no. The amount of oxygen in water and the ability of water to absorb oxygen are not changed by distilling it. Distilling removes minerals and other contaminants that over time deposit out and build up on the walls of the water passages. Interestingly, manufacturers disagree on the use of distilled water. Some recommend it to help prevent the deposits mentioned above. Others recommend against it on the theory that water that already contains mineral, iron, etc is less likely to disolve iron and/or aluminum from the engine. I get the sense that the pro-distilled water faction is gradually winning. If distilled water is used with anti-freeze, the corrosion inhibitors in the anti-freeze retard the disolving of the engine metal. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, MD, USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net

[Stan Kurzet]

Zissel-Kreuztal@t-online.de wrote:

> Another important thing is he water. Normal water has too much oxigene > (O2) inside. And oxigene + water = rust. If we use destilled water > and antifreeze, we ll never have problems with rust!

And then fold@bcpl.net said: Ummm, no. The amount of oxygen in water and the ability of water to absorb oxygen are not changed by distilling it And now skurzet@msn.com says: You got this all wrong. Here's the true facts. 1. Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is water and gin. 2. H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water. 3. A super saturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold. And that's all you need to know about water. This wisdom comes from recent high school test papers of the folks that will soon be running the country. Cheers, Stan TC 2569, 7832