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radiator flush ?
Guys... getting ready to flush and refill the radiator on my 2000 v-10, any tips or problems to look out for? is it okay to fefill with prestone green coolant? according to my owners manual the cooling system holds about 17 quarts of coolant... thanks Britt
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Monster...upon closer inspection....my truck has the gold coolant in it, i guess it was put in by the p.o. at dealership, however my truck is a 2000 model and the chart calls for the green antifreeze. would it be best to flush out the gold and go back to green, or just go back with gold? i think ford changed to gold on the 03 models. the gold wont hurt anything will it?
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Monster...upon closer inspection....my truck has the gold coolant in it, i guess it was put in by the p.o. at dealership, however my truck is a 2000 model and the chart calls for the green antifreeze. would it be best to flush out the gold and go back to green, or just go back with gold? i think ford changed to gold on the 03 models. the gold wont hurt anything will it?
The gold will have a longer service interval but it is more expensive. Other then that you can use it.
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Supposedly since it's part of the same system but I have never done it on an Excursion.
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Monster...if the truck originally came with green, its been changed out to gold just before i got it (at 97000+_), now at 170.000 then i feel a little better about it. napa has the gold coming in tuesday, i'll pick up some then. thanks for the info.
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