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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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HELP!! What Kind Of Coolant???

MY Intercooler is DRY!!!!!!!!! What Kind of coolant do I put in it. The dealer said they fixed it but i guess not...PLease help i dont have an owners manual.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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ANYONE ELSE PLEASE HELP!!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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60% Ford Motorcraft "premium gold"
40% distilled water

Any additives beyond that are controversal, although I have the water wetter in mine. Others use the Royal Purple additive.

Your choice.

Good Luck.

D-Day

 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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wat year lightning u have, and do u know where the fluid is goin?

ford told me theres no problem wit mine,but the fluid keeps gettin lower and lower , goin this week again to get it checked out again
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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I use 1 can of 40 below and and fill it the rest of the way with 50/50 coolant.

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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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What would be an alternitive for the Ford motorcraft "premium gold" Dealer not open today????
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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how often do u people fill their intercoolers?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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Your looking for a brand typically used with aluminum rads (any type of racing brand, I don't know another brand name that applies, but Auto Zone can guide you in the right direction). The least corrosive is the important aspect.

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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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well this is what i put 50% coolant 40% distilled water and a qt and a half of watter wetter filled it up to the cold crank line. It runs alot better now and has a new feel to it..think i finnally woke it up.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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Originally posted by Grandmastr
how often do u people fill their intercoolers?
ummm. well .. you DON'T fill your intercooler. If yours 'runs' low it goes somewhere. That somewhere is through a leak... if you have a '99 or '00 ; they had a recall that ended last september??october??

the search function appears to be broken?

nloc.net will take care of you
http://www.nloc.net/forum/search.php...der=descending
 
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 11:14 PM
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If you keep having to fill it then there is a problem. You either have a leak(going to the ground) or a leak(inside the motor) Either way you need to find out what the problem is; my 02 has never changed in fluid level.
 
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