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04-16-2010, 12:16 PM
Help!!!!
So i was cflushing out my rad and changed the fluid to all purpose antifreeze beacause i hurd stories of DEX Coool causeing problems like clogging rads and becoing acidic. I talked to the guy at Advanced auto and they said those stories are correct and he recomend3ed using all purpose. I put a 180 degree stat, Brend new, in it and i took it around the block and it overheats instantly
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04-16-2010, 03:34 PM
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I heard the whole thing about DEXCOOL. I also heard of Chevy guys changing over to the green stuff, rather then the factory fill of DEXCOOL. Somthing about poor water pump reliability with DEXCOOL.
I don't know enough about all that though.
It's safe to just use a different type of coolant??
I don't know enough about all that though.
It's safe to just use a different type of coolant??
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04-16-2010, 06:48 PM
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Yes its fine to just use prestone.
Dex had a issue back in the 90s of "eating gaskets". Not so sure if its still the case, but my father and grandfather will never put it in another of their vehicles. My dad put 6 head gaskets in his brand new 96 silverado over the course of 3 years. he even went as far as to send the heads out to make sure they werent warped... He finally ended up talking with a "service manager" and was told it was an issue with the coolant eating the gasket...
That was in the 90s though.
Dex had a issue back in the 90s of "eating gaskets". Not so sure if its still the case, but my father and grandfather will never put it in another of their vehicles. My dad put 6 head gaskets in his brand new 96 silverado over the course of 3 years. he even went as far as to send the heads out to make sure they werent warped... He finally ended up talking with a "service manager" and was told it was an issue with the coolant eating the gasket...
That was in the 90s though.
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04-16-2010, 08:10 PM
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04-16-2010, 10:09 PM
So i was cflushing out my rad and changed the fluid to all purpose antifreeze beacause i hurd stories of DEX Coool causeing problems like clogging rads and becoing acidic. I talked to the guy at Advanced auto and they said those stories are correct and he recomend3ed using all purpose. I put a 180 degree stat, Brend new, in it and i took it around the block and it overheats instantly
I've been weighing the switch myself, the owner's manual does specifically warn that our trucks are not designed for use with propylene glycol coolant though.