Distilled water!!!

[jugodegolf]

Stops being "distilled" the instant it touches metal

guess that means as long as it's not from the "river'' it doesn't reallly matter.

you trying to call me a "Wetback" Georgio?

Nope. I'm pretty sure you didn't swim across...:evil2:

 

[Justin727]

LMAO yea you're right... My ankles just got a little wet!

 

[Poodles]

Stops being distilled the minute it touches ANYTHING, as good old H2O is a universal solvent.

That being said, I like to run distilled as the water around here is pretty terrible (already clogging up a showerhead after a year)

 

[grimreaper]

For the dollar a gallon cost, this is one thing ANY mkiii owner should be able to afford.

 

[LilMissMkIII]

Excuse my ignorance / stupidity, but what sort of ratio of coolant / distilled water are you meant to use???

 

[IJ.]

50/50

 

[jugodegolf]

IJ wins again.

They suggest a 70/30 water/antifreeze for roadracing.


Justin that is sig worth....feet wet.
:rofl:

 

[figgie]

What about the radiator? The new shiny koyo one.

Aluminum plus O2 equals Aluminum oxide. IE, what the anodization process does artificially Or one of the most inherit chemical resitance metal byproducts known to us. YES, it is that strong. That why polished aluminum gets dull!! Al-Oxides.

Oxidation, it is what is for lunch!

 

[IJ.]

To add to the above ^ The tubes in your typical high end Al Rad are only 20 thou thick sheet folded into a tube so it doesn't take a lot of errosion to cause a leak. (google "stray current")

 

[SySt]

I believe a one main reason coolant is still suggested in a road racing application is that it raises the boiling point of the mixture vs pure water. However, running more coolant pressure also raises the boiling point. You are better off using an anti-freeze/water mixture though because of the other benefits of the anti-freeze. Some racing organizations require that cooling systems contain approved substances, anti-freeze is generally not an approved substance. Redline water wetter seems to be a widely accepted substance.

What are anyone else's thoughts about cooling system mixture?