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Offline sidekick101

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rad fluid?
« on: August 14, 2006, 10:46:46 PM »
she only took 4L this time, last time i thought i put 4L fluid 4 l water? am i wrong? i put stop leak in her this time, could that have pluged it up? any way to tell?
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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2006, 10:51:43 PM »
Mine takes 1 gallon Antifreeze and about 1/2
Gallon water and it's full, that's about 4L and 2L
for a total of 6L fluid, I'd say she's full

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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2006, 10:58:02 PM »
is it bad to run pure fluid? cann it do damage?
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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2006, 11:32:26 PM »
Pure Coolant doesn't cool as well
as a 60/40 mix, but I don't think it
can cause any damage.
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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2006, 04:18:05 PM »
she only took 4L this time, last time i thought i put 4L fluid 4 l water? am i wrong? i put stop leak in her this time, could that have pluged it up? any way to tell?

It's a lot easier to use the premixed stuff.  I buy the Green premixed stuff from my local O'Reillys.

Straight water or pure antifreeze is never a good idea except in an emergency.  Always mix according to the instructions on the container if you are buying straight antifreeze.
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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2006, 09:07:39 AM »
Straight antifreeze will actually cause leaks where you never had them. Most likely place is the water pump seal.

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Re: rad fluid?
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2006, 09:35:47 AM »
WOW!!! :o i better go out rite now and fix that. last thing i need is more leaks. thanx sooooo much ;D
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