Getting Ready for Winter
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I have not had time to read all of the page that TJ linked to, but in a short version:
The cylinder walls expand when the cylinder fires and then retracts. This causes small bubbles to form on the cylinder hall (coolant side) and it erodes (wears) the cylinder walls. The SCA changes the consistency of the coolant, making it form less bubbles and also coats the cylinder walls (coolant side) allowing the coating to be eroded instead of the metal of the cylinder wall. I hope this makes it less confusing. But maybe not.
The cylinder walls expand when the cylinder fires and then retracts. This causes small bubbles to form on the cylinder hall (coolant side) and it erodes (wears) the cylinder walls. The SCA changes the consistency of the coolant, making it form less bubbles and also coats the cylinder walls (coolant side) allowing the coating to be eroded instead of the metal of the cylinder wall. I hope this makes it less confusing. But maybe not.
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From: Birmingham, AL
The service manual says that the system should contain 1 1/2 (one and one half) QUARTS of FW-15 heavy duty cooling system additive or equivalent.
At NAPA you can buy a gallon of their equivalent product for less than the price of three 16 oz bottles.
Gene
At NAPA you can buy a gallon of their equivalent product for less than the price of three 16 oz bottles.
Gene
Last edited by Gene W; Sep 12, 2007 at 05:11 PM.
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