I'm gonna try to flush the system properly some time this week anyone know if I should use restore and restore + or vc9? And how should I go about it? Like I said only had the truck 2 years. Can take it apart and back together but don't know all the technicalities. Any help is greatly appreciated. Just want this thing to start treating me right. Like I treat it (sometimes) and I will get back to yall after flushing it again.

 

From what I have learned you never put Ford Gold back in. Everything you could ever want is available on the internet!

 

i wouldn't use any kind of acid flush such as VC-9. If you do you're probably going to have to have another ail cooler and thermostat. I'm not sure if Restore+ is the same thing.

 

This is what I used for the reverse flush, worked a treat

 

So flush with restore read procedure on bottle then go with cat rated elc coolant? And if I see no difference then replace cooler??

 

Specs

 

yup, no good news in there.....

 

Not to hijack the thread, but if I want to keep up on my maintenance but I am not ready to replace the EGR or oil coolers yet, should I just drain my coolant and put ELC back in, or should I pour in some distilled water to flush it out a little before I put in the coolant?

 

IMO Yes. Distilled water will run you about $1 per gallon at the grocery store so it is a small investment towards the risk of "silicant drop out".

 

Don't just flush it out a little. Flush it out completely, until you can drain it into an empty gallon jug and it is completely clear. If any of the old gold coolant mixes with the new ELC coolant, it will coagulate and turn to a gel in your cooler passages.

 

To your point Mark, the friction material we sold to the foundation brake manufacturer who then sold it to Ford, could not be sold in the aftermarket. The contracts included Ford's terms, so the design or formulation was forever tied to that application, and that application only (unless Ford wanted it on another of their applications).

So I would expect some differences, in the alloy, in the composition, ...... something that would keep the lawyers at bay and the Ford labeled product unique.

 

Thanks for the post Jack. I find that not too many people look at things that way.

 

It's really normal operating procedure in order to be an OE supplier. The parts ownership becomes Fords if you want the contract.

I had written about 6 paragraphs until, I realized no one wants to read someone rambling on.

 

Why not just keep Gold in until you are ready to replace?

 

Jack you have a wealth of experience to offer, some of us really appreciate the down and dirty summary. Cheers