Dexcool
Burning Brakes
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From: Portsmouth VA
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid
Don't ever tell a grumpy old mechanic to simmer down unless you want to taste a breaker bar. 
Do a search, it was posted in the last few months.
Do a search, it was posted in the last few months.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Originally Posted by bldavis11
I understand where you're comming from, but geez... (a) you contriubte to the forum more than most, and (b) there are a zillion dex-cool posts. It seems easier for you to post a link to the thread than being upset about other not reading it. Sorry man. Didn't see your logic there.
"don't boil over on this one", or
"cool your jets" or,
"hold your green stuff down" or,
"switch from analog to digitial and tell me where to find the link",
or...............................
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by bldavis11
I understand where you're comming from, but geez... (a) you contriubte to the forum more than most, and (b) there are a zillion dex-cool posts. It seems easier for you to post a link to the thread than being upset about other not reading it. Sorry man. Didn't see your logic there.
Hello Chris,
I have a question of a little different nature. I have a 2003 ford E350 with the 7.3 litre turbo motor. Is there anything special about the antifreeze to use in it? Or can I flush and use the standard green stuff?
Thanks for your help
(My answer)
I would. This is the Power Stroke you're talking about, right? I work on diesels for a living and this is where my observations on different coolant types has come from. They have only been verified by what I've also read and from a discussion with an expert in the field. You also want to add a product called Pencool 3000. It's made by Penray and the results I've seen from it and proper system maintenence are amazing. I've torn down million plus mile engines that were properly maintained in this respect. The block and cylinder liners looked like freshly cast metal on the inside, still nice and gray, they literally still looked like new in the water jackets. I've also torn down diesels with a fraction of the miles that were literally destroyed from rust, liners pitted and leaking, block severely damaged, etc. These are large diesels I'm speaking of with wet liners. That simply makes these things easier to observe but no more important than in a dry liner engine or a conventional auto engine block. The best results I have seen by far were from fleets and owners who religiously maintain their trucks with conventional antifreeze and maintain proper SCA levels with Pencool 3000, one pint per 4 gallons of system capacity. Obviously if the block stays this clean, so does your radiator, heater core and etc. Electrolysis and other chemical reactions won't occur between the dissimilar metals in the system and the result is hoses, gaskets and seals will last much longer and it's highly unlikely that you'll ever have a radiator or heater core leak. If you do, it won't be because of them rotting from the inside out which is the cause of most failures from these two components.
BTW, the Power Stroke is a pretty amazing engine and was really ahead of it's time as a light truck engine when it came out. I went to school on it back in the late '90s. It's pretty complex, but properly maintained in all respects is as reliable as any engine, gas or diesel, that I've seen.
I have a question of a little different nature. I have a 2003 ford E350 with the 7.3 litre turbo motor. Is there anything special about the antifreeze to use in it? Or can I flush and use the standard green stuff?
Thanks for your help
(My answer)
I would. This is the Power Stroke you're talking about, right? I work on diesels for a living and this is where my observations on different coolant types has come from. They have only been verified by what I've also read and from a discussion with an expert in the field. You also want to add a product called Pencool 3000. It's made by Penray and the results I've seen from it and proper system maintenence are amazing. I've torn down million plus mile engines that were properly maintained in this respect. The block and cylinder liners looked like freshly cast metal on the inside, still nice and gray, they literally still looked like new in the water jackets. I've also torn down diesels with a fraction of the miles that were literally destroyed from rust, liners pitted and leaking, block severely damaged, etc. These are large diesels I'm speaking of with wet liners. That simply makes these things easier to observe but no more important than in a dry liner engine or a conventional auto engine block. The best results I have seen by far were from fleets and owners who religiously maintain their trucks with conventional antifreeze and maintain proper SCA levels with Pencool 3000, one pint per 4 gallons of system capacity. Obviously if the block stays this clean, so does your radiator, heater core and etc. Electrolysis and other chemical reactions won't occur between the dissimilar metals in the system and the result is hoses, gaskets and seals will last much longer and it's highly unlikely that you'll ever have a radiator or heater core leak. If you do, it won't be because of them rotting from the inside out which is the cause of most failures from these two components.
BTW, the Power Stroke is a pretty amazing engine and was really ahead of it's time as a light truck engine when it came out. I went to school on it back in the late '90s. It's pretty complex, but properly maintained in all respects is as reliable as any engine, gas or diesel, that I've seen.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Portsmouth VA
I'm not trying to get into a peeing contest. Just realize the using your screen name as a search criteria doesn't limit the posts down to a reasonable number because you're such a valuable contributor to the forum. The following search critera yield 340 hits for me. I'm really not trying to be a jerk!
"Corvette Kid" AND ("DexCool" OR "Dex Cool" OR "Dex-Cool")
The post above was quite informative.
"Corvette Kid" AND ("DexCool" OR "Dex Cool" OR "Dex-Cool")
The post above was quite informative.
Last edited by bldavis11; Nov 4, 2006 at 06:18 PM.
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by bldavis11
I'm not trying to get into a peeing contest. Just realize the using your screen name as a search criteria doesn't limit the posts down to a reasonable number because you're such a valuable contributor to the forum. The following search critera yield 340 hits for me. I'm really not trying to be a jerk!
"Corvette Kid" AND ("DexCool" OR "Dex Cool" OR "Dex-Cool")
The post above was quite informative.
"Corvette Kid" AND ("DexCool" OR "Dex Cool" OR "Dex-Cool")
The post above was quite informative.
If you use advanced search and look in C4 tech it should come up. You're welcome to bring it up if it's not already archived. Otherwise you could cut and paste it. I've got to get out to the garage for awhile. But if you don't find it, I'll try to later. And yes I know, I'm just a post-***** too. 
What can I say, I love this place!
