Antifreeze

Shortyrock wrote:
I’ve been in Florida the last 35 years but traveling cross country to cold weather . Do I need antifreeze in my radiator during my travels

What they said.

Florida is flat. When the biggest hill you'll ever climb is about 6 feet high, overheating isn't much of a problem. When the coldest it'll ever get is in the high twenties, and then only for a few hours, freezing is no problem. There is no where else in North America where both those conditions apply.

Beyond that, every water-cooled engine I've ever heard of exposes a combination of aluminum, copper, brass, zinc, cast iron, and steel to the cooling system. Without the corrosion inhibiters of any of the anti-freezes, these metals are guaranteed to corrode like crazy. When that happens, it makes those engines very susceptible to overheating, especially, as well as sheer mechanical breakdown. If you've been running straight water for 35 years, I'm curious how many engines and/or radiators and/or water pumps you've had to replace?