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Originally Posted by Matt L
If it were mine, I'd not run plain water in it for longer than it took to flush. Definitely not a few days.
But you can get some water conditioner made for running without antifreeze, which is made to protect aluminum parts. Or some antifreeze that is also good for aluminum. If it's only there for a few days and is going to be completely flushed out after that, I wouldn't worry about running non-MB antifreeze.
And when you fill after each flush, use distilled water.
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Me neither but he does have sludge in it. I was thinking the soap would clean it out. Of course, it means he can't be taking cross country trips. Maybe a few miles a day to move the stuff around and not get too hot and then soak. Just not sure how long the sludge is there for and as such, how stuck it is. I know they use dish soap to clean out the oil after a head gasket failure.
Do you think it is bad to run plain water in it if he is going to dump it when he flushes the system to get all the crud out?