View Poll Results: Which Coolant to use or not to use?
Ford Gold
8
61.54%
Prestone Green
4
30.77%
Other
1
7.69%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll
Coolant recommendations
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 7,460
Likes: 85
From: Kent Station, WA
I would just do a water flush thats what I did with good results. Seeing your post about thermostats from last year, v10's come with a 185° instead of the 192°. There are also 180° never tried one of those but I would have to assume that those would run about 185° in a v10 from what I have seen which is a bit cool I think. I put 192° in when I did the coolant flush and it would run 200°-202° empty on flat ground too hot for my liking. I tried couple other 190° motorcraft and stant tstats with the same results. Then found the right tstat motorcraft rt-1195 it is a 185° just like what came in it. Truck runs right at 190° now.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,841
Likes: 6
Sounds like a plan I ended up putting a whole new degas bottle in the neglected ford gold made a crusty mess of mine couldn't even see in it. I'd do a thermostat while you have it drained.
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 7,460
Likes: 85
From: Kent Station, WA
I may end up just grabbing the bottle and thermostat at the same time. I was going to just grab a cap but hopefully Horizon Ford will have it all.
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 7,460
Likes: 85
From: Kent Station, WA
Another piece to the puzzle. My 99 does not have the transmission cooler in the radiator. Ordering the thermostat, cap, coolant and transmission hard lines this week. Flush on Friday-Saturday me thinks.
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 7,460
Likes: 85
From: Kent Station, WA
Last few bits arrived, waiting on one more transmission cooler line. My truck does not have the OTW cooler like the mid 2000 and later trucks.
The Ford gold bottle says concentrate do I need to mix with distilled water or pour straight in?
TIA
The Ford gold bottle says concentrate do I need to mix with distilled water or pour straight in?
TIA
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 7,460
Likes: 85
From: Kent Station, WA
Finished everything up today. Had to make a small parts run for a couple extra quarts of ATF and a 3/8" barbed fitting since I was removing a tube and fin cooler installed by a P.O. I went through ten gallons of distilled water for flushing with the thermostat removed, worked fairly well. Probably could have flushed one more time though. I boiled the new thermostat prior to install verifying it worked, still waited until 220° on my livewire before opening though. I don't have the clips for my new transmission lines so I improvised with some zip-ties.
Edit: looks like I never took a picture of the transmission outlet to radiator. P/N: YC3Z-7A031-AA.
Tube and fin prior to removal their was 4 of those plastic squares hence the fins being jacked up.
Radiator removed and installing transmission lines, the line from transmission to radiator is a pain in the but.
Another angle
3/8" fitting
3/8 barbed fitting installed on return line
Thermostat boiled prior to install.
Transmission lines with custom zip-ties. I did trim the tails too.
Difference in caps. Pictures cap is newer. Sorry can't get it to rotate.
Edit: looks like I never took a picture of the transmission outlet to radiator. P/N: YC3Z-7A031-AA.
Tube and fin prior to removal their was 4 of those plastic squares hence the fins being jacked up.
Radiator removed and installing transmission lines, the line from transmission to radiator is a pain in the but.
Another angle
3/8" fitting
3/8 barbed fitting installed on return line
Thermostat boiled prior to install.
Transmission lines with custom zip-ties. I did trim the tails too.
Difference in caps. Pictures cap is newer. Sorry can't get it to rotate.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
muscle66
1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel
5
Apr 21, 2007 10:15 AM
