waterless coolant?
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waterless coolant?
http://www.dieselsite.com/evansnpgnp...uantities.aspx
I stumbled across this coolant the other day advertised by dieselsite and was wondering if anybody heard of this or thought it was a good or bad idea to run it in our trucks
I stumbled across this coolant the other day advertised by dieselsite and was wondering if anybody heard of this or thought it was a good or bad idea to run it in our trucks
stinson 108-1
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I've been using it for atleast 3-4 years now. Nice clean clear coolant. Flush good and use a bypass filter. Get another cap for your degas bottle and drill a small hole in it. Run that for a few hundred miles to allow the water you can't get out to boil off, you'll know most of it is gone when theres little condesation left in the top of bottle. Then put the good cap back on. No, its not necessarily a 0 pressure system.
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I used it in one of my race cars for a while. I personally didn't notice any difference in the performance of my cooling. For some people, the ability to run the cooling system at 0 pressure is a benefit. For some, the tolerance of higher temps is a benefit. For some, the waterless aspect is a benefit.
For these trucks, I don't see a benefit. The stock cooling system is very robust. Just do a good flush on it, add a filter and use some good coolant and you're good to go.
For these trucks, I don't see a benefit. The stock cooling system is very robust. Just do a good flush on it, add a filter and use some good coolant and you're good to go.
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I ran it for a about 100K, then had a water pump go, followed by an oil cooler, followed by a radiator....and waiting for shipping etc was a PIA So I went with CAT ELC. It worked well and I never had any issues with it (all the failures high mileage 300K +) but the only benefit I ever really saw was how easy it was to keep the cooling system leak free. Now that I am back to reg ELC it feels like I am fighting leaks everytime the weather changes.
If you decide to go that route let me know, I have 4 gallons of the NPG+ I would let go cheap.
If you decide to go that route let me know, I have 4 gallons of the NPG+ I would let go cheap.
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I've run Evans in all my powerstrokes since 2005. I love the stuff. Probably 250,000 miles on it.
Steve, I'm in Spokane right now and will be back and forth between here and Medford all summer. If you still have yours in the spring, I'll buy it.
Barney
Steve, I'm in Spokane right now and will be back and forth between here and Medford all summer. If you still have yours in the spring, I'll buy it.
Barney
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what id want it for is the fact that is a low pressure system, I as well fight leaks whenever the weather changes and it gets old after a while, I also like the fact that its water less. Im not dedicated to using it i just found it and was curious. bfife is that 250000 service free?
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I saw it in Barney's truck... talk about looking like clean-ish oil in the degas bottle.
I, too, lost too much coolant this year. I lost it to a pump, to an oil cooler, to cups (twice), and to a mechanic that didn't secure my dual-alternator hose. I'm running green until Stinky gets past the terrible twos.
I, too, lost too much coolant this year. I lost it to a pump, to an oil cooler, to cups (twice), and to a mechanic that didn't secure my dual-alternator hose. I'm running green until Stinky gets past the terrible twos.
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what id want it for is the fact that is a low pressure system, I as well fight leaks whenever the weather changes and it gets old after a while, I also like the fact that its water less. Im not dedicated to using it i just found it and was curious. bfife is that 250000 service free?
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that's right, 250K and no leaks, no hoses, no water pumps. I do run it at 0 pressure. Never have to worry about a blown hose again. also never have seen my trucks run hot. even climbing Stevens pass in august with 18K behind it. I like the stuff.
Barney
Barney