Do Not Start Your Vehicle If Your Cooling System Is Frozen!

[@zaddy83]

Antifreeze will also keep components of the cooling system, and the inside of the block, from rusting as well. It's recommended by the manufacturer for a reason.

[@shutupanddoityourself]

Thank you for your comment! I am aware of the benefits of coolant unfortunately. This vehicle has a cracked head that eats through coolant realitively quickly. It does not get into the oil, just comes out the exhaust. It is not worth the repair to fix the head. I bought it this way for cheap. It keeps working so I keep driving it. I would not trust it on a long trip. It is my grocery, hardware run vehicle. To save money I did not want to keep buying coolant. My mentality is to keep the vehicle going with minimal effort or cost. That being said, I had planned on draining the cooling system before we had freezing weather but the freeze crept up on me. Lesson learned.

[@thurston383]

Now I’m nervous 🤣 mines had a slow leak for a while where I’ve glued a coolant pipe back on, so I’ve been topping it up with water, not sure how diluted it is but it’s -2°c now

[@alexvargas4631]

Antifreeze propaganda

[@shutupanddoityourself]

😂