thanks it just looks a little discolored is that normal? im not sure if there are deposits in it but i guess it doesnt hurt to rinse it out. i looked at napa and they had no idea what i was talking about is there anywhere online i can order the coolant from thanks
I didn't have much luck looking in all the usual places. ie Wal-Mart, Napa, etc. for the ELC coolant and I'm not sure about on-line, but eventually I was able to find it through one of our "Bulk" fuel distributors. Where I live we have some "card-lock" fueling distributors and one of them deals in Texaco and Shell products. I went to their main headquarters and found the Rotella ELC coolant there. $9 for 50/50 blend per gallon. If you have something similar in your area, you may check there. You may also check at a diesel/truck repair shop. I know many ORT rigs run the stuff as well as our D.O.T. I hope this helps.
From what I have gathered, it is not a major consumer product and is not stocked at your usual automotive stores, but some are able to get it. In fact, our local Napa said they could order it and have it here in a week, but at $20 per gallon 50/50!!! Needless to say I went searching further and found what I was looking for 1 mile away from my home.
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You did better than I ever did. I went looking for our local Shell distributorship. They have it in stock, too. $22 a gallon for 100 percent, but a six-gallon "case" minimum. No exceptions.
I'm not ready to change mine right now, as I'm experimenting with extending the life of the additive chemistry of my conventional coolant (with the assistance of laboratory analysis), but when I DO go to an extended-life coolant, it'll be the Shell Rotella ELC.
Wish I could get my hands on a Shell "conversion kit" that they sell to the smaller OTR fleets. With an additive package, it "converts" a well-balanced conventional ethylene glycol coolant to ELC. Dip your existing with a test strip. If it passes, dump in the additive. Run it a few miles to mix it up. Pull a sample to send off to Shell for analysis to insure it "made it". Get results and run it 300,000 miles. Simple!
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Does anybody know the napa part number for the upper radiator hose that doesnt go through the fan belt? I looked on their site, but both said they go through and not around....?
I believe the part # is 9066. Tell them you want the one for the dual alternator set up. I got mine at Autozone. Most of the parts places have them.
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The coolant return flange is leaking a good one on my truck. I ordered some Shell Rotella ELC coolant to fill it back up. That doesn't need the additive like the green stuff does it?
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Not sure if you have been following my post on thermostats/coolant filters/leaks/etc? Do you have any pics of the leaky gasket that was the culprit? or could you point me in the right direction? is it right at the lower radiator hose, or is it part of the water pump?
I initially had some leaking at the thermostat housing, but that seems to have gone away and it is now leaking from somewhere lower (i think). The weird thing is that it only happens when I have the bypass to the coolant filter open. not as easy to work on things since i have moved-i miss my old garage. Thanks.
I don't have any pictures, but it's the only flange on the bottom hose of the water pump. It comes out on the driver's side, goes through a two bolt flange, and elbows straight down to the bottom radiator hose. The two bolt flange is the one that was leaking. It's sealed up by a rediculuously skinny o-ring. I know for a fact that it is going to leak again long before this ELC coolant is worn out.
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1999 F550 4x4 ZF6 pulling a Cedar Creek 36RLTS. Lotta mods.
1999 VW Jetta TDI 5speed stick, all stock.
1996 Audi A4 Quattro. Unstoppable in the snow and ice. God and Dog
I don't have any pictures, but it's the only flange on the bottom hose of the water pump. It comes out on the driver's side, goes through a two bolt flange, and elbows straight down to the bottom radiator hose. The two bolt flange is the one that was leaking. It's sealed up by a rediculuously skinny o-ring. I know for a fact that it is going to leak again long before this ELC coolant is worn out.
where did you get the replacement 'ridiculously small o-ring'? Do you happen to know the p/n? I will probably do that & replace the lower radiator hose at the same time - already did the upper when I installed the coolant filter.
I called Ford and they delivered it to my shop. I don't remember the part number. I just gave a description of it's location and function and they said: "Oh, that one, we have it." Yeah it was expensive at $5.++ for a stinkin' o-ring, but the shipping from an online source would have quickly overshadowed any savings.
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1999 F550 4x4 ZF6 pulling a Cedar Creek 36RLTS. Lotta mods.
1999 VW Jetta TDI 5speed stick, all stock.
1996 Audi A4 Quattro. Unstoppable in the snow and ice. God and Dog
I called Ford and they delivered it to my shop. I don't remember the part number. I just gave a description of it's location and function and they said: "Oh, that one, we have it." Yeah it was expensive at $5.++ for a stinkin' o-ring, but the shipping from an online source would have quickly overshadowed any savings.
Ford dealer is right next door to me. that cuts down on shipping costs.
F6TA-8B274-FA, that's the Ford part #. NAPA can cross reference the number.
Motorcraft is KM-4351 or F81Z-8260-CA. I am reading this off the label
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the wal-mart by me just started carrying the cat elc for $9 a gallon but the more i read about it the more im not sure if i will do harm by changing out the green stuff. has anyone had any bad experiences with the elc?
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