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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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Coolent test strips help? Please

I want to buy some coolent test stirps for my 2003 7.3 PSD, where can i get them (DEALER ?) is there a specail one for a diesel?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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I want to buy some coolent test stirps for my 2003 7.3 PSD, where can i get them (DEALER ?) is there a specail one for a diesel?
I thought the 2003 model year came with the gold coolant. If your pickup has the gold colored coolant, you don't have to worry about testing it. If you have the green coolant, you can order the test kit online from shopdiesel.com.
 
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so there is no way to test the gold coolent?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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There is no need to test it, except for freezing point. That can be done with the little floaty-ball-tester-thingy....
 
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so there is no way to test the gold coolent?
The gold coolant is maintence free, there is no need to test it, it is good for 100,000 miles. It does not contain the sca's , it is a different type of coolant, and you don't want to add fw-15 to it. Only the green needs the sca (or dca) added to it, so only it needs to be tested.
 
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