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i take so much from this forum i feel compelled to contribute...2006 6.0 diesel...miles 56,000 ....water filter @ 50,000 ....out of warrenty aug. 2011....soooo out w/ the gold / in with the cat red....
b-4 flush and refil my delta was running between 5=10 (10 when pulling trlr 6,500 pds).....my average accumulated mph is at 48 mph (not much town driving in the life of this truck)....no repairs only general maint.
on flushing...pulled lower rad.hose.....no goo,sand/ or bad folk....removed the thermostat (front and back to casting/used magnet) to pull out the loose bolts rather than drop them really went well as i was not looking forward to this at 90 degrees in the sun.
flushed several times 4 i recall, having drained l. side of block and rad. refilled w/ one gallon of conc. cat ec 1 the rest w/mix.....went on road for test and temp. much the same..but i do feel much better about my out or warranty ford now.
the main point of my post is now that i am done..i researched astm for anti freeze and the specs.....it was a wild ride and wish i could post a diff. review and absolute take it to the bank on anti freeze...it seems to me there are many general and use only my brand in my eqpt....( i now have 4 diff. brands on my storage bin)
thanks to all of you folk for your info.
b-4 flush and refil my delta was running between 5=10 (10 when pulling trlr 6,500 pds).....my average accumulated mph is at 48 mph (not much town driving in the life of this truck)....no repairs only general maint.
on flushing...pulled lower rad.hose.....no goo,sand/ or bad folk....removed the thermostat (front and back to casting/used magnet) to pull out the loose bolts rather than drop them really went well as i was not looking forward to this at 90 degrees in the sun.
flushed several times 4 i recall, having drained l. side of block and rad. refilled w/ one gallon of conc. cat ec 1 the rest w/mix.....went on road for test and temp. much the same..but i do feel much better about my out or warranty ford now.
the main point of my post is now that i am done..i researched astm for anti freeze and the specs.....it was a wild ride and wish i could post a diff. review and absolute take it to the bank on anti freeze...it seems to me there are many general and use only my brand in my eqpt....( i now have 4 diff. brands on my storage bin)
thanks to all of you folk for your info.
