Yes. It caused corrosion, and early blocking of the radiator. When all aluminium engines became common, they produced a new version that inhibited corrosion.
It's said to be a reason the production run of what is now the Rover V8 was so short in its original US Buick form. US owners weren't prepared to pay the extra cost of a corrosion inhibitor.
I wonder if they stole the idea from Apple? One of Louis Rossmann's videos complains that you can't even swap batteries between two identical recent iPhones without getting warning messages that you're using an unapproved battery.
Also annoying in fog, as the eyes focus on them rather than what's outside.
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As did the DAF
Got one in my campervan. Brilliant.
How common is coolant heating versus exhaust heating in water-cooled cars? Do all water-cooled cars use the coolant to heat the car heater, or are there any which use the exhaust as the heat exchanger, as for air-cooled cars?
None that I know of. When engine coolant can provide plenty of heat, is already available (usually) close to where needed and requires no more than a couple of tap-off points to connect to the heater, why would they use anything else.
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