coolant change.

Originally Posted by Tadpole I'm thinking I may not use coolant at all on my next change and just running distilled water and water wetter. I did this on my

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Originally Posted by Tadpole

I'm thinking I may not use coolant at all on my next change and just running distilled water and water wetter. I did this on my sport bikes because of the hot texas summers and mild winters. Thoughts on yea or ney on this?

Nay. Coolant does more than just get rid of heat. It has corrosion inhibitors that are necessary for the metals in modern engines. If you are racing the car, there might be some advantages to water + wetting agent; for a DD, use the proper coolant.

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