While I was stuck in the usual morning traffic jam/queue my mind wandered, and probably should have kept going. But here goes :...... I'm now from time to time having to top the water up, the little red light goes on. Now it's not leaking through the head gasket, there is no perceptible pipe leaking or weeping so where ever it's going points to possible boiling through the cap. The question is at what point does the anti freeze cease to be operative as a antifreeze and/or a protector for the aluminium engine, with the toping up of just water? This occurs about every six to eight weeks about 1/4 - 1/2 pint, about 2000 miles. The gauntlet has been thrown.
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19 years ago