Thanks, point well taken! ;)

But in this case I had no choice, and I'm pretty sure that this water is
better than most folks' tap water!  There were some fir needles on top, but
the water itself is about as clear as it comes.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Mark Dearing
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: rear heater blowout - stranded: The Rest of the Story...

In a message dated 8/25/2009 12:06:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM writes:

so I had  to drive down to the
creek to get more water since the expansion tank was  empty.

hello Be careful using creek water,  I have seen the grit in creek  water
eat the blades off the water pump.  later  mark  d