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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Ok one more question

Ok so does anyone know where to get a good run down on a coolant flush Ive seen anything from a two day job to a guy just running a garden hose into his degas bottle LOL. I hear the dealers don't do it right and I sure don't think Im good enough of a mechanic to take out block drains.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Ok so does anyone know where to get a good run down on a coolant flush Ive seen anything from a two day job to a guy just running a garden hose into his degas bottle LOL. I hear the dealers don't do it right and I sure don't think Im good enough of a mechanic to take out block drains.
No garden hose water.

I also read that deionized water is bad.

I am 99.9% sure I'm switching to evans coolant real soon.
 
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So is there a procedure for doing the flush? How do you do it? What's the best method?
 
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So is there a procedure for doing the flush? How do you do it? What's the best method?
Well I remember my 7.3 I took out 2 plugs on the engine, then drained out the rad...

The real trick was how slow you had to add coolant so that it didn't air lock.

Only ford has played with my 6.4 cause it's been on warranty untill a little while ago.
 
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Yeah I think I'm over due for a flush but I had my nitrates tested last time at the dealer and they were OK
 
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