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Bob O · 08-12-2011, 06:31 PM

can coolant be added with out removing the fuel tank ? I took off the lower cover and the resevoir is empty.

**Psyc0** · 08-12-2011, 06:51 PM

You can add to the coolant bottle, however, since that is empty, personally I'd remove the fuel tank, and physically check the radiator itself.
Probably a good time to change the coolant, if that's needed.

henry postma · 08-12-2011, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob O

can coolant be added with out removing the fuel tank ? I took off the lower cover and the resevoir is empty.

It is not really necessary to remove the tank. I just finished changing my coolant. All i did was take the bolt out at the rear of the fuel tank and slide the tank back until i could see the rad cap. I then used a piece of 2x4 to hold the tank up at the back and had my wife steady the tank just in case. Worked like a charm.

Henry

**Boxwrench** · 08-12-2011, 09:25 PM

use aluminium friendly stuff.
premix or you mix.

I use Engine Ice premix for motorcycles.
works better than normal AND less toxic to 2 and 4 legged critters.
Been told by some here it isn't as great for winter.......up north........where I DON'T live.

A weird thing about that stuff........
I got a hold of an old container of the stuff from a machine shop move and the plastic bottle ( heat and age) was so brittle that it broke while bringing it in to a friends house and the contents spilled all on the concrete.
That was a many months back and the black mold stain we get down here went away and hasn't been back yet where it spilled.

sammyj · 08-12-2011, 10:36 PM

According to the Owners Manual "Engine coolant is harmful or fatal if swallowed or inhaled"

**Boxwrench** · 08-12-2011, 11:09 PM

didn't say it was non toxic....just less so.
last longer to get treated.

Hi-Vis · 08-13-2011, 03:32 AM

Somewhere I read that deionized water (not just distilled) mixed with conventional non-silica antifreeze is the same as engine ice.

I predict it won't be long before antifreeze as we know it will be banned.
Just a teaspoon causes kidney failure on dogs.

**Boxwrench** · 08-13-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Hi-Vis

Somewhere I read that deionized water (not just distilled) mixed with conventional non-silica antifreeze is the same as engine ice.

I predict it won't be long before antifreeze as we know it will be banned.
Just a teaspoon causes kidney failure on dogs.

A slow and very painful death.
Lost 2 cats to a woman who did it cause she didn't like dusty paw prints on he jap sports car so laid out a pan of water w/ it in on a hot day to poison every animal on the street.
A fine able act here, trouble is proving it.
Next door managed to save theirs ........mine not so.
Is why I try to use the less toxic products or more care and cleanup even for accidental spills.

DrBLVD · 08-15-2011, 12:03 PM

Sorry to hear about the cats, but the less toxic antifreeze does not work as well as the cat-killer variety.

I'd rather see a dead stray than have a dead C50.

As a biochemist I can tell you the difference in DIH2O vs Distilled H2O is almost negligible when using it in a motor that has metal parts. The second that water hits the engine, guess what, it's not distilled nor deionized anymore.

Againstallodds · 11-18-2012, 06:38 AM

Just out of curiousity, what has higher heat transfer capability? Distilled water, drinking water or antifreeze?

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08-12-2011, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Hi-Vis Senior VR Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn Alabama Posts: 2,238 Thanks: 168 Thanked 309 Times in 279 Posts	Somewhere I read that deionized water (not just distilled) mixed with conventional non-silica antifreeze is the same as engine ice. I predict it won't be long before antifreeze as we know it will be banned. Just a teaspoon causes kidney failure on dogs. __________________ Special Edition 2009 C50 Green/White . 13600 miles. Loaded up and then some! 2006 Honda Big-Ruckus 250 scooter. ~Rare~ If an old man is Laughing at you for no reason, you might want to take a mental inventory because you might have lost something. ATGATT Sweat, not blood.

08-15-2011, 12:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
DrBLVD Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wellsville, Utah Posts: 821 Thanks: 36 Thanked 96 Times in 84 Posts	Sorry to hear about the cats, but the less toxic antifreeze does not work as well as the cat-killer variety. I'd rather see a dead stray than have a dead C50. As a biochemist I can tell you the difference in DIH2O vs Distilled H2O is almost negligible when using it in a motor that has metal parts. The second that water hits the engine, guess what, it's not distilled nor deionized anymore. __________________ Why use a big word when a diminutive utterance would suffice?

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