Changing coolant yearly or lack thereof.

[GeneV]

Those are some interesting instructions, not much better than the floating pointer ones.

Were 2 balls floating or 4? would be my question based on those instructions.

If it were me, I'd either just replace the fluid with new or buy a magnetic heater pad if a block heater cant be added. Not sure the second one is any more trust worthy than the first, but you have a refractometer coming that measures the sugars, and as long as it is stored the right direction or you remember about the bubble, it will work well; and you can calibrate it!

Naw, 4 were floating with the new tester, so I should be good to -25. I didn't order the refractometer.

 

[GeneV]

Not really, unless you are keeping the dirt out somehow.

Easiest way is the old way (used to do it this way for batteries), put an empty bowl in a pot. Put water around the bowl, put lid on and put the pot on medium-high or so. Steam condenses on the lid and collects in the bowl, all the minerals and dirt stay in the bottom.

Oh, dont boil it dry and break the bowl. Done that too.

Can use a tube on a kettle as well, as long as it does not melt.

Guys, it's only 1 buck for a gallon of distilled water at walmart, I mean come on.

 

[CausticUrbanCoast]

Guys, it's only 1 buck for a gallon of distilled water at walmart, I mean come on.

Used to be 45min each way to town, would go once a week or two on auction day.

 

[GeneV]

Used to be 45min each way to town, would go once a week or two on auction day.

Ahh! Ok yeh, I see your point. We always have gallons of distilled water here, coz my stepson is on a ventilator and the machine needs that for humidified air.

 

[4570Man]

Used to be 45min each way to town, would go once a week or two on auction day.

When you go to town to buy the antifreeze buy it from Walmart and get the distilled water while you’re there.

 

[jyoutz]

Not really, unless you are keeping the dirt out somehow.

Easiest way is the old way (used to do it this way for batteries), put an empty bowl in a pot. Put water around the bowl, put lid on and put the pot on medium-high or so. Steam condenses on the lid and collects in the bowl, all the minerals and dirt stay in the bottom.

Oh, dont boil it dry and break the bowl. Done that too.

Can use a tube on a kettle as well, as long as it does not melt.

Why not just get a few gallon jugs of distilled water for 89 cents each?

 

[jyoutz]

Guys, it's only 1 buck for a gallon of distilled water at walmart, I mean come on.

89 cents at our Walmart

 

[GeneV]

89 cents at our Walmart

Chicago area, we get ripped off here.

 

[bmg88201]

I changed my antifreeze today with Preston brand Dex-Cool concentrate and distilled water. The distilled water was a buck at Dollar General store. I was wondering though, are all brands of Dex-Cool the same stuff ? Also, I can remember years way back before Dex-Cool was around seeing blue antifreeze that I think was a NAPA brand for Fords ?

 

[CausticUrbanCoast]

Hahahaha, I just usually buy it from my petroleum supplier when I buy oil and hydraulic fluid. Usually some type of fleet stuff is around.

When buying something I need to trust, sure not buying it from Wallmart, it's not a toaster.