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Of course, it's to a standard so there is no problem ____________________ Always learning, everyday is a school day |
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I condense water vapour and use that. testing my local tap water its between 360ppm during last years dry summer and 128ppm at the moment after the usual winter rain fall. the end product reads 3-6 ppm so it works! ____________________ Current bikes...cbr929, KDX200's, Rd125lc mk2, RGV250's |
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I used tap water before, as that's what the service manual said, mixed with ethylene glycol, of course.
There is also a theory, that deionised or distilled water (one of those at least) could be harmful to the engine. Everything in chemistry seeks equilibrium and such water could pull minerals/metals from the actual engine. Fun fact about chemistry, if you put stainless steel (reduced carbon content) right on a regular steel, the stainless steel will pull the carbon out of the regular steel and rust away.
To be honest though, it would take a lot of time for deionised or distilled water to eat away enough metal from your engine to cause a leak. The point here is though, tap water mixed with ethylene glycol is not only better for your engine, but also much cheaper. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Really? You’re putting water in your radiator/expansion tank to get the coolant level up to the recommended level according to the manual.
Just get a jug of water and top it up.
If you have to top your bike coolant system up so often that you need to worry about furring up the engine/pipework, you must have one serious leak
I change my coolant on every service and on the very very few occasions I have needed to top up, I have just used tap water.
So far no engines were harmed or felt mistreated with any of the bikes I have owned. ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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I usually suggest people look in their kettle. If it's spotless, crack on and use tap water. If it's full of scale and chalk, do not.
I've stayed places that had such hard water you would have physical lumps floating in your tea if you boiled the same kettle full of water more than once. I would not put that stuff in my radiator.
Two common and free houshold sources of distilled (not de-ionised) water which will be fine to use in a radiator:
1) The condensate tank from a condensing tumble drier (the type that don't vent to outsid)e. Many are plumbed in but there's usually an option to collect the liquid in a small removable tank that needs emptying every time for if it's not situated near a drain. Usually just need to move a single push-fit hose on the back to switch between drain and tank.
2) The ice that forms on the inside of your deep freeze. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Hmmm I didn't realise there were differences. Interesting that and will look into it. ____________________ CCM 404 DS |
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Maybe the stuff from Tescos has been..... watered down |
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 67 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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