mixing coolant?
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mixing coolant?
I posted this in another thread, but didn't know if anyone would go through 3 pages of posts to find it. I need to add antifreeze to my truck which now has the yellow coolant in it. I was gonna get some Shell ELC coolant but didn't know if it would mix or not. I know it won't with the green stuff. Thanks for the help.
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Personally I'd go to a place to have it flushed. I've personally (with other vehicles) had problems with getting air bubbles in he heater core because I flushed it myself.
But if you are going to flush it then I found this post while googling around for other things....
Coolant changing instructions... - Diesel Forum - The Diesel Stop.com
Oh, and I forgot to mention that to my knowledge (which is mechanically limitted but better then most) mixing coolants is not a good idea.
But if you are going to flush it then I found this post while googling around for other things....
Coolant changing instructions... - Diesel Forum - The Diesel Stop.com
Oh, and I forgot to mention that to my knowledge (which is mechanically limitted but better then most) mixing coolants is not a good idea.
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You won't hurt the truck, but you will be wasting your money. The ELC costs more than the gold.
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Thanks for the replies. I'm just gonna get more of the gold stuff like whats in it. No one here carries the Shell ELC anyway.
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