-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --

If I recall my chemistry correctly from the old days acids and bases combine
chemically to make salts, hence, Hydrogen chloride(acid) plus Sodium(base)
yields  free hydrogen(explosive) and sodium chloride(salt). Or the base
could be aluminum, magnesium, or other metal. The more free electrons, the
easier to combine chemically.The salt if dissolved in water breaks up to
produce electrically charged components(ions). These ions with electrical
charges are where the corruption and corrosion involving metals comes from.
In the ion state they provide a pathway for electrical charges to travel.
Water with table salt(sodium and chloride ions)  dissolved in it will
conduct electricity. Remove the ions from the water by distilling it, and
current will not flow.

Ergo, distilled water is deionized.

John Rodgers
'85 GL Driver
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Date: Wednesday, 01-Apr-98 08:17 AM

From: Patrick Larsen           \ Internet:    (pll@unlinfo.unl.edu)
To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM      \ Internet:    (vanagon@vanagon.com)

Subject: Re: RE Head Gasket Fix

At 08:53 PM 3/31/98 -0800, Austin wrote:

>be sure to use distilled water, but under *no* circumstances use
>deionized water!!!

Distilled water IS deionized!

Pat
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