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Apr 14, 2020 | 03:19 AM

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bthr22

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From: Bowling Green, OH

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Originally Posted by gpeade

I would try giving the oil cooler a good backflushing first. If your problem is scale knocked loose by the VC9 you might get lucky and flushing will clean it out. If you are unsure of what I'm referring to just search it and you will find days worth of reading. I would also look into why the coolant temp was that high.

correct me if I’m wrong but can’t the radiator clog like the oil cooler does? Or possible scale broken loose like we suspect with the cooler? Plus towing 12k, I’d imagine they’d get a little higher than normal, especially if he’s down in a southern state with heat.