Anti-freeze ???
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Anti-freeze ???
Hi everyone I was just wondering is there a certain kind of anti-freeze that I should be using in my '93 LT1 corvette ? I find myself have to add a water mix with anti-freeze about every other week or so , to the over flow ! Just anted to make sure I'm using the right kind !! Thanks alot , ~Sunshine~
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Only use green stuff
On 93 only use the green stuff. Dex Cool (yellow) will not mix with "green stuff" and clog the system. Prior owner on my 93 tried to mix yellow and green. It took many flushes to clean entire cooling system get rid of the mess it caused. I use a concentrate and 50/50 mix with water. Good luck.
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Prestone for sure!
Use Prestone antifreeze/coolant and mix it 50/50 with distilled water. Believe me the distilled water will make a difference in how clean the coolant stays. Also as was already mentioned, never buy a 50/50 mix as you are paying for half water instead of coolant.
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Have you checked your cooling system? You shouldn't have to add to it "about every other week or so".
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I use Prestone "any color" in my 95. This comes in a Yellow jug and the fluid is green in color.If I remember correctly the GM "dex cool" is ORANGE in color and comes in a jug with an orange cap.
PS as jrzvette points out you should not have to be adding fluid to your system every other week ... get your system checked out.
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2) More antifreeze is not better. Water transfers heat better than antifreeze. A 50-50 mix generally gives the best combination of heat transfer, low temperature protection, and boil over protection.
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Hi everyone I was just wondering is there a certain kind of anti-freeze that I should be using in my '93 LT1 corvette ? I find myself have to add a water mix with anti-freeze about every other week or so , to the over flow ! Just anted to make sure I'm using the right kind !! Thanks alot , ~Sunshine~
