I just replaced my headgasket, and don't have any clean coolant around. Would I be okay using water instead to check to see if everything is okay?

Using water doesn't hurt any does it?

I'd drain everything and replace with coolant in a day or two if everything is alright...

 

IMO I don't think water is good for the car. maybe for overflow take might good with water. but coolant you should stick 50/50 anit freeze / water.

 

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I don't mean to offend, but your^ extremely difficult to understand. Always.


And distilled water is kinda ok for medium temp ranges but i would absolutely run a mix. If you have no other means to get around, fill it up with water and drive to the nearest auto parts store, then do it right.

 

Its not going to hurt your car for just a temp situation.

 

water will in time rust your internal and external motor parts coolant is alot better

 

In the amount of time it took to clean your hands and type this out on here you would have been well on your way to the nearest auto parts store for a 50/50 pre-mixed gallon of it. LOL

 

as far as a shop explained to me its a lil better to run a lil more water than coolant in the summer because the water keeps it cooler than the antifreeze does but the antifreeze raises its boiling temperature so it is necessary...so they told me somthing like 30/70 or 40/60 in the summer and 50/50 in thw inter cuzz the 50/50 helps it better from freezing over in the winter

 

Always 50/50 mix.

 

you should always use coolant, but water will work for a temporary fix, just make sure u flush it.

 

waters fine TEMPORARILY, if you don't get some coolant in there you run the risk of internal rust, not to mention water's low boiling point and high freezing point relative to coolant, if you insist on running water long term (which it doesn't sound like you are) then there is red line water wetter, which will help prevent the rusting and allow for some lubrication of the water pump

 

Water + water wetter.

 

you can use water temporaily, just consider it a flush. i usually use a 25/75 coolant/water mix all year round in my HPDE civic. i have a stock dual core del sol radiator and no oil cooler and i havent overheated the car on the track yet.

its okay to use water wetter but i would consider changing it often.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlackDeuceCoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Water Wetter contains borates and silicates which are bad for Honda engines; not as bad as overheating, but bad all the same. Water Wetter's pH is off the scale. That's why it has borates/silicates in it. Red Line says the pH is low, but that is ONLY when it's fresh and new. However, around 15,000 miles, the borates/silicates start to fail and Water Wetter will begin the process of corroding your cooling system.. </TD></TR></TABLE>


Modified by ejprimo at 6:34 PM 4/30/2008