I will be replacing the water pump and/or hoses on my truck this week in light of a recent antifreeze explosion under the hood. I will assume to do the volume of fluid lost over a short period it was a hose. What should I put back in this thing? Regular antifreeze? What's the additive I need to get? And how much of it? Thanks in advance.

 

i went to napa and asked for the coolant additive for diesel's it was in a white bottle that said napa diesel coolant additive

 

I went to NAPA also and picked up there NAPAKool additive and just bought the antifreexe at wally world. I think the addative was 8-9 and I also got there test kit like 30 bucks.

 

I'm running Zerox G-5 coolant in mine. It already has the additive in it so you don't have to worry about testing it throughout the year. There are a couple coolants available out there that already have the additive in it.

 

What exactly does the additive do?

 

http://www.constructionequipment.com...CA6256027.html

nitrites vs. holes in cyl walls

 

also:
http://www.oilburners.net/articles/cavitationartic.html

 

ah- cavitation. understood. I guess my being naive didn't think this was a problem with ALL diesels, just some. I now know better.