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Dumb question about Kia Pride radiator
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
> Hi all, Hi, rec.autos.driving is not the correct group for your question. You want rec.autos.tech. I've changed the followups. > I've inherited a Kia Pride, and I need to sort out anti-freeze for the > winter. I know very little about cars. The reservoir that feeds the > radiator is nearly empty, so I was going to mix some antifreeze with > water and put it in there. But someone who knows about as much as me > suggested that I needed to put the antifreeze in the radiator directly, > and putting it in the reservoir wasn't good enough. Are they right? > > Furthermore, the instructions on the bottle of antifreeze suggest it should > be mixed with de-ionized water. This surprised me - I know that the battery > has be topped up wth de-ionized water, but I thought tap water was fine for > the radiator. > > Thnaks! > > -- > John Rowland - Spamtrapped > Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html > A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. > That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - > It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes > > > |
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