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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by King0581
The Fleetrite I have is an ELC. Its been a while since I changed over so I dont have any off the jugs left. I talked with the guy at the IH dealer when I bought it so unless he didnt know what he was talking about I'm safe.
We have some Fleetrite ELC in a case at work. It says CAT EC-1 and is the "Good Stuff". It was purchased from IH for one of our late model dump trucks with a CAT engine.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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You can't tell anything by the color of the coolant, you have to read the label. I've seen the ELC coolant in purple, red, and yellow. You have to read the label, as several posters have said the Cat EC-1 rating is what you are looking for.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mueckster
We have some Fleetrite ELC in a case at work. It says CAT EC-1 and is the "Good Stuff". It was purchased from IH for one of our late model dump trucks with a CAT engine.
Yep I'm sure thats what I have cause I told the guy at the counter about my truck having the ELC in it.
 
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