Funny... I was on Yahoo Messenger with my brother in Sacramento just prior
to reading this message and we were discussing this very issue.  His
response to me:  "It's too late for you to worry about using distilled water
in your Westy cooling system."  Then he went on to add that he had been
using tap water in his pick up for 16 years with no adverse effects.  I
suppose a lot would hinge on the amount of minerals that are dissolved in
your water.

Dave in KC
85 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:19 PM
Subject: Straight water, straight question.

> Greetings All;
>         Has anyone ever run into coolant system problems when running
> straight water (like during system flushing)? Getting a lot of bubbles
> after replacing the heads.
>         I have been bleeding these vehicles for ten years and do not
> recall a problem like this.
>
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Crewcab 220K+ miles
> http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
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