| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,795 | It sounds like you've got a solution looking for a problem. Most of the time an overheat- - -boil over situation on an initial startup is the result of trapped air in the engine block resulting from an improper cooling system filling procedure. I always leave the upper thermostat housing off, and fill the radiator until the coolant level comes up to the bottom of the housing. That eliminates air getting trapped in the cylinder head and creating a hot spot. If you're determined to use some sort of exotic water, just go to Walmart or some other big grocery store and fill one of those 5 gallon carboys with reverse osmosis "filtered" water. Jerry
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