I have run straight water in my radiator when I had a leak and didn't want to dump coolant all over.Maybe she was running water in her radiator,otherwise she'd be hard as a carp.
LAST EDITED ON Jul-14-18 AT 06:08PM (MST)[p]Anti Freeze will kill humans or animals. California is much warmer so an engine block might be safe with water in it ? They put a bitterant in it a few years ago to protect people (animals too) after one lady tried killing her husband with Glycol popsicles.
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