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okay i have a 94 250 idi diesel and i here alot about the cavitation, and i have talked to a lot of diesel shops and machine shops that do only engines, and he has been in business for over 40 years, and he rebuilds all engines gas diesel, tractors road tractors, race engines, boat motors. aircraft. and he is my dads friend, and asked him about it and he said in all the years he as only seen one, he had seen more head problems then anything else, now i am not saying this is not a real problem, but could it be a region thing? the type water in different areas? i know where i am it hardly ever gets in the low 20's at night. so i wonder if anything else is a factor on the cavitation on the diesel?
i am not trying to trash anyone knowlege on the diesel i just trying to understand somemore on the diesel
i am not trying to trash anyone knowlege on the diesel i just trying to understand somemore on the diesel
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There may be several reasons, how hard the truck is used ie towing heavy loads. The water should make no difference if you use distilled water as your supposed too, never use well water and only use city water in emergencies.
If you know what cavitation is and how it destroys an engine's cylinder wall, the reason you would use SCA's and check them regularly would be apparent.
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/cav...ng_systems.htm
If you know what cavitation is and how it destroys an engine's cylinder wall, the reason you would use SCA's and check them regularly would be apparent.
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/cav...ng_systems.htm
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[QUOTE=PLC7.3]There may be several reasons, how hard the truck is used ie towing heavy loads. The water should make no difference if you use distilled water as your supposed too, never use well water and only use city water in emergencies.
If you know what cavitation is and how it destroys an engine's cylinder wall, the reason you would use SCA's and check them regularly would be apparent.
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/cavitation,_scas_and_the_proper_maintenance_of_die sel_engine_cooling_systems.htm[/QUOTE]
well i got a kit madeby wix to check the system and i dont know how to change the mixture
If you know what cavitation is and how it destroys an engine's cylinder wall, the reason you would use SCA's and check them regularly would be apparent.
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/cavitation,_scas_and_the_proper_maintenance_of_die sel_engine_cooling_systems.htm[/QUOTE]
well i got a kit madeby wix to check the system and i dont know how to change the mixture
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The SCA addative is DCA4.
You should be able to get it at any NAPA or truck parts supply house.
Or another way is to use diesel rated heavy duty antifreeze that is premixed.
But even if you go that route you have to check and maintain the SCA level.
The real thing here is this.
Replacing an engine will cost several thousand dollars.
Why take a chance losing an engine to something that can be avoided so easily and cheaply.
As I posted this, I thought if you got the test strips, the same place should have the DCA4 addative.
You should be able to get it at any NAPA or truck parts supply house.
Or another way is to use diesel rated heavy duty antifreeze that is premixed.
But even if you go that route you have to check and maintain the SCA level.
The real thing here is this.
Replacing an engine will cost several thousand dollars.
Why take a chance losing an engine to something that can be avoided so easily and cheaply.
As I posted this, I thought if you got the test strips, the same place should have the DCA4 addative.
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DCA 4 and VC 8 (Ford) are the same additive...... usually all we do is add more untill it is in the safe zone. The Wix strips is what I used for a few years, my supplier stopped stocking them, I now use a Fleetguard strip in the single pack.
Go to IH ask for the Fleetguard 3-WAY Coolant Test Strips CC2602B contains 1 Test strip.
They show A/F freeze point (EG and PG coolants), Nitrite level and Molybdate levels.
Go to IH ask for the Fleetguard 3-WAY Coolant Test Strips CC2602B contains 1 Test strip.
They show A/F freeze point (EG and PG coolants), Nitrite level and Molybdate levels.
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yeah i bought a 30.00 dollar kit by wixs so other words i can just buy a additive and it would be safe for mine. so they all mix well, because i have no idea what the other owners used?
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