jaywalkersw

I think you guys are confusing oxidation with calcification. Now I am not putting out my opinion one way or the other for the should I run pure water or a coolant mix, but oxidation is the process by which an oxygen atom covalently bonds with another atom due to its high electronegativity. It does not involve other minerals directly. Water will cause metal to oxidize (some more than others). Now having impure water, such as tap water, containing other minerals will accelerate the oxidation process because those ions' charges will "assist" in the combining of the metal atoms with the oxygen atoms. In addition some of the other minerals in tap water (read hard water) will themselves oxidize with the oxygen in the water causing deposits to build up in the coolant system (like the calcium buildup you get around your facets / bathtubs in some areas).

As for me I run 50/50 but thats only because I haven't tried anything else and its what the owners manual recommends. I haven't had any trouble with overheating. As long as the car is moving (southern NC) the temp gauge stays around the 1/4 mark...sitting still / stop and go it will near the 1/2 mark. I have the stock 180 Tstat.

Formula350

iTrader: (3)

To be perfectly honest, that's exactly what I was thinking in the first place! And I also mentioned calcification in an earlier post. Woot

Scoggin Dickey

iTrader: (34)

I'm not going to touch on the rest of what's going on in this thread at all, bt don't listen to everything that's been said in here. In simple short answers:

Would it be OK to run without the thermostat??? NO
Would it hurt anything? Not directly, but it can cause other problems that could
Would it run cooler? NO
Has anyone tried this? YES

SS RRR

iTrader: (2)

Not confused in the slightest. I'm simply stating rust will not be a problem when the proper amount of coolant and distilled water are mixed.