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Nov 9, 2005 | 08:15 AM

kilroy99

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Coolant additive

Getting ready to change the coolant in my truck and was wondering what kind of additive do I need to use with the green stuff and where can I get it?

Nov 9, 2005 | 08:20 AM

doreilly

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I used DCA4 and I got it at the international dealership.

Nov 9, 2005 | 08:50 AM

Budkole

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I used DCA4 and I got it at the international dealership.

yep, the internatonal dealer is also the cheapest, but if you dont have a dealer near, napa has it too and of course the stealership.

Nov 9, 2005 | 12:11 PM

skibender

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I bought mine at the dealership. More costly but much closer to my home. Problem was, the dealership didn't have the test strips so I ordered those online.

Nov 11, 2005 | 11:52 AM

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From what webpage did you order from?

Nov 11, 2005 | 03:17 PM

skibender

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Almost every diesel sponsor sells them. I know Desilmanor does. Do a search for test strips or anything related to a coolant change in the diesel site and you will find many many links. I read somwhere that you want to start the additive to the low side when you first change your coolant and work your way up the chart.

Nov 11, 2005 | 04:22 PM

Neil

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Originally Posted by kilroy99

Getting ready to change the coolant in my truck and was wondering what kind of additive do I need to use with the green stuff and where can I get it?

If you get to the guy quick enough, hes still has a case (8 bottles) of VC-8 available. He's asking 32.00 for the case and free shipping. You can get in touch with him kevin at sifernet.com (you'll need to fix the email address to make it work)