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Old Jun 10, 2020 | 01:30 AM
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2002 7.3 rusty coolant

What’s the best cleaner to use to get rust out of my coolant system 2002 7.3
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Old Jun 10, 2020 | 06:40 AM
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The Ford VC-1 has a lower pH than any consumer level coolant flush. How do I know this? I actually spent a couple of hours the other day downloading all the SDS for each product sold on Rock Auto and others. Ford's is 8.2 (IIRC) and all the others are between 10-11.

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