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antifreeze - 9/4/2008 2:41:27 PM
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Spike555
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Sorry to start a new thread, but I cannot reply to the current thread.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/gm_dexcool.html
You can still use DexCool, just do NOT mix it with any other kind of antifreeze, it will turn into a non pumpable goo.
As long as you flush the cooling system every 45,000 miles or 3 years you should be ok.
If I were you either I wouldnt use it or I would change it every two years.
As long as you use a engine coolant that is safe for aluminum engines and radiators you are good to go.
That is the key, safe for aluminum.
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 2:54:35 PM
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Disco Mike
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Thats always been the case, Dex Cool only.
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 3:12:57 PM
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Spike555
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And change it every 2 years.
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 3:22:00 PM
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Dex-cool for Disco II''s and the old Green antifreeze for the Disco I''s.
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 3:29:18 PM
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Spike555
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http://www.girardgibbs.com/dexcool.html
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 7:45:12 PM
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Any tips on draining the coolant? I would pull one of the radiator hoses off of its bottom mount and let it drain unless there is a better way to do it. I do not know when the last time (if ever) the coolant was changed.
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RE: antifreeze - 9/4/2008 8:07:12 PM
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Spike555
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I do no use DexCool and I change mine every two years, and here is how I do it.
Remove the lower radiator hose from the radiator. remove the upper hose from the engine, remove the thermostat and replace the goosneck without the thermostat.
Using the garden hose I back flush the engine by sticking the hose into the goosneck.
Then I stick it into the upper radiator hose and flush the radiator.
Re-connect both hoses and fill with water. Bleed thesystem. Turn heater to full hot and drive for 15-20 minutes.
Return home and let the engine cool for a hour, remove the lower radiator hose and drain all the water out.
Replace thermostat and gasket, refill with a pre mixed 50/50 mix coolant. Use the pre mixed stuff, they use disstilled water, your tap water has minerals and calcium and other things that can cause trouble.
You can use any anti-freeze that you want as long as it is safe for aluminum.
That is how I do it, its probally not the correct way to do it, but I have been doing it that way forever, thats how I learned in auto shop years ago and that is what works for me.
I do this every two years.
*Your results may vary.
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If the citizens are affraid then they are easier to control.
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