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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Question What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?
I draned my whole coolant system and want to fill it the right way.
Distilled water water right?
What kind fliterd.purfided,distilled,carbon filtered water?
Man it could drive a person crazy.
I have a publix by me.

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Chris.
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

Distilled water, readily avaliable at any grocery store.
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

Distilled only, it should be marked as just "distilled" not spring or filtered. Less than $1 a gallon.
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

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Distilled only, it should be marked as just "distilled" not spring or filtered. Less than $1 a gallon.
i just used the water hose!
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

Water quality varies from state to state but here in CA the water is hard (full of minerals). Not good for the coolant system.
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

use creek water
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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Lightbulb Re: What kind of water to mix with Dex-Cool?

Ok let's not go crazy here
I got it Distilled water.
I will pick some up tomarrow.
Thanks,

Chris.
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