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does anyone know a good place to buy fleetrite coolant online? For the idi i have read to stay away from ELC coolant, but that is what keeps coming up when i search for it. What specific type of fleetright coolant am I looking for? Thanks !
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anyone know if this stuff will do the trick? if i add the SCA's to it
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O-rieleys sells Fleet Charge SCA pre-charged diesel coolant. You may get the Bambi in headlights look from the parts counter, tell them to look in the back or look it up. You want the full strength stuff, not 50/50 you can add your own distilled water.
Check this link. At the top there is a store locator.
http://www.peakauto.com/
Be sure to click the drop down box that says "show only dealers that carry", and click Fleet Charge Antifreeze.
Check this link. At the top there is a store locator.
http://www.peakauto.com/
Be sure to click the drop down box that says "show only dealers that carry", and click Fleet Charge Antifreeze.
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On that note.. why does it even have to be distilled? Always just used water out of the tap and never had any problems. Is well water though... maybe that treated sewage water you get in the city has stuff that doesnt like antifreeze?
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O-rieleys sells Fleet Charge SCA pre-charged diesel coolant. You may get the Bambi in headlights look from the parts counter, tell them to look in the back or look it up. You want the full strength stuff, not 50/50 you can add your own distilled water.
Check this link. At the top there is a dealer locator.
http://www.peakhd.com/product-lines/Fleet-Charge/
Check this link. At the top there is a dealer locator.
http://www.peakhd.com/product-lines/Fleet-Charge/
It's often in the back at the commercial counter.
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What's wrong with ELC in a Idi ?
I'm running CAT coolant in my 7.3 , with a coolant filter no problems......
I'm running CAT coolant in my 7.3 , with a coolant filter no problems......
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What's wrong with ELC in a Idi ?
I'm running CAT coolant in my 7.3
I'm running CAT coolant in my 7.3
This quote
Q: Can ELC (extended life coolant) protect me?
A: There is a little debate over what ELCs can do to an engine. If you run a newer engine such as a Powerstroke, ELCs that have chemicals in them to protect against cavitation are perfectly fine. However, if you run an older engine such as an IDI there may be problems. The older rubbers and materials in the cooling system of the IDI may be susceptible to failure when in the presence of ELCs. It is a take at your own risk kind of thing. From what is gathered though, they do protect against cavitation, as long as it says on the labeling, but just because you don't get any damage from cavitation doesn't mean you won't have problems in other areas of your cooling system. There are many that run ELCs in IDIs and claim to have no problems. The advantage is you need to change your coolant far less often. But for me, why risk it? I'll just change my coolant every 30,000 miles or so and be happy with my engine
A: There is a little debate over what ELCs can do to an engine. If you run a newer engine such as a Powerstroke, ELCs that have chemicals in them to protect against cavitation are perfectly fine. However, if you run an older engine such as an IDI there may be problems. The older rubbers and materials in the cooling system of the IDI may be susceptible to failure when in the presence of ELCs. It is a take at your own risk kind of thing. From what is gathered though, they do protect against cavitation, as long as it says on the labeling, but just because you don't get any damage from cavitation doesn't mean you won't have problems in other areas of your cooling system. There are many that run ELCs in IDIs and claim to have no problems. The advantage is you need to change your coolant far less often. But for me, why risk it? I'll just change my coolant every 30,000 miles or so and be happy with my engine
Cavitation Article
There is a lot of cavitation information in there.
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i love the coolant threads for some strange reason.not a clue why but i do lmao.
anyone know if this stuff will do the trick? if i add the SCA's to it
valvolene zerex
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you would simply add your own liquid sca or charged coolant filter.
im with the other guys.i run the "feet charge" coolant.i then let a penray need release coolant filter handle the sca levels automatically.but that coolant,with sca's added (and then maintained as with all of them via coolant filter or liquid) would be a wise choice too.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post11880181
Distilled water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4 gallons should only set ya back around 2-3 bucks or so.so it's not really much hassle to just pick some up at the local grocery when your out coolant shopping and simply use it instead of tap water.even though it's not "required" (as explained,its preferred) it's worth the small price to avoid the minerals.if it was some hassle to get,and or expensive that would be one thing.but it's like 50-70 cents a gal and found about everywhere.so really then once this is learned,the better question would be; why use tap water instead of distilled right?
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