Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[Rich5ltr]

Assuming most of you use water and blue anti-freeze what water do you use? Tap water, rain water or deionised water? Must confess I've used tap water until now but I thought perhaps I should use rain water from the butt. Then someone suggested that's not PH balanced. Does that matter, what's best?

Thoughts? Rich...

[Ellis]

I don't own a pre war car but ever since my Triumph Dolomite Sprint and Stag days I have used, still do, distilled water and Bluecol in a 50/50 mix.

I use the same mix in the Land Rover 2a and the Jaguar Mark 2..
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1964 Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre
1962 Land Rover Series 2a 88"
2002 BMW M3 E46 Cabriolet

[Penman]

Hi
If you live in an area where your kettle furs up I would suggest not using tap water.
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[Rich5ltr]

Indeed, not just pre-war but all classic cars. Yes, not tap water in my area but I was considering rainwater. on another tread deionised seems to be the favourite.

[ukdave2002]

Tap water here in Cheshire, it's ok for batteries as well..

[roverdriver]

My water supply is either rain off the roof collected in a 5,000 gallon tank, or a supply by pumping from the river.

The river water is fine for toilet flushing, garden watering and filling the cattle trough, but the rain water is used all other purposes- drinking, washing, cooking, and naturally to top up the radiators of the 'fleet'. No need for antifreeze here, but I do add corrosion inhibitor.
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[Phil - Nottingham]

The water round here is not soft but neither does excessive hard scale build up. I have always used tap water including the pre-war Rover and land Rovers
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Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
Morris Mini Traveller Mk2

[Castellated nut]

I use water from a dehumidifier. I'm hoping that since it is condensed water vapour it must be closely related to distilled water!

[Rootes75]

I have always used tap water in all of our vehicles.
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[lowdrag]

Very hard water here. Locals advise adding a bit of white vinegar, which is something I use in the washing machine, dishwasher, kettle and coffee maker to de-fur. it's cheap and works wonders.

[emmerson]

Tap water, wherever I am. That's all I drink too*, and I'm not yet dead!

*(except for beer and whisky, of course!)