henry tanner
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has anyone changed the antifreeze. how hard is it and how much fluid dose it take?
changing the antifreeze.
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I usually pull the lower hose from the radiator end and get the deluge of coolant.
Capacity is 14 quarts, although more than 80% remains in the block. Buy 2 gallons
of unmixed Motorcraft Gold or Zerex G-05 and flush till it's clear. 5 years or 150K.
Capacity is 14 quarts, although more than 80% remains in the block. Buy 2 gallons
of unmixed Motorcraft Gold or Zerex G-05 and flush till it's clear. 5 years or 150K.
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Johnny O
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I also pull the lower hose off to drain it. Fill it with plain water and drive it around the block a few times with the heater on, drain it again, repeat once or twice more. Fill with 50% of capacity of coolant, there will still be water in the block and it may not all fit. See how it goes, you may need to drain a little more out to get all the coolant in. Unbolt the overflow tank and rinse it out too.
FYI: The only place I can find Zerex G-05 is NAPA Auto Parts stores in the Nashville area, it's becoming a little harder to find these days.
I remove the radiator drain plug & drain all that will come out & replace w/ G-05 ... 50/50 w/Peak Distilled Water for batteries & radiators [found @ Pep Boys]. And I do this ever 30k miles on our ST's.
My thinking is ... Antifreeze is cheap & ST repairs [radiators, blocks, etc.] are expensive!
I remove the radiator drain plug & drain all that will come out & replace w/ G-05 ... 50/50 w/Peak Distilled Water for batteries & radiators [found @ Pep Boys]. And I do this ever 30k miles on our ST's.
My thinking is ... Antifreeze is cheap & ST repairs [radiators, blocks, etc.] are expensive!
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Did my own complete flush !!!
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