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
>
>
>