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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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What type of coolant do you use?

I am taking my car out of storage soon and I am low on the coolant. What type do oyu guys use?
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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I just use the regular green coolent. You can use the dex-cool stuff but I personally dont think it really makes a difference.
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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Use whatever is in there and if you must change be sure to flush the complete system out.

My 95 had Dex-cool in it, so I just went ahead and replaced it w/DexCool (orange stuff).

If you mix the two, it can form a sluge in your cooling system.
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:31 PM
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Originally posted by BlackLT1_TX
If you mix the two, it can form a sluge in your cooling system.
Watch out for that. Good tip.
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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I've been using some low-tox stuff, supposedly its not nearly as deadly to animals, and it works fine so far, so its fine with me...

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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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what is the green stuff?
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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what is the green stuff?
Any normal coolant..the Dexcool crap is orange. All the other coolants have that neon green color to them.
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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It is just your regular coolent. I have some right here, PEAK Maximum....Freeze-up/boil-over protection. #11176. I would imagine for sale at every auto parts store.
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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I use the Dex-cool but I don't leave it in forever. I do a flush and refill every spring.
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