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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Im looking to lower my coolant temp and I think 40 below seems like the best. My question is should I mix this with the Dexcool or should I mix it with something else? I live in florida so cold weather is not a problem for me. And how many cans should I use
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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They say it is safe with Dex BUT....


I put this in my Corvette which had a totally clean cooling system and several months later there was a heavy brownish mud/tar-like stuff in my rad. It took a lot of work to get the system clean again. I have owned many cars and never saw anything like this happen before. I never did anything else, other than add the 40 Below, which could have caused this. That is my experience with 40 Below. Plus it never lowered the temp at all.
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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No problems with it in my Z06 and I use Red Line Water Wetter in my Dodge truck. I wanted to see how they both worked and so far so good, no problems at all....
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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which one worked better
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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I use distilled water and 40 below as per the directions. No problem so far.
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