Do you replace antifreeze?

cowboydoc · Mar 14, 2005

On diesels it is important to change the antifreeze. Antifreeze is "charged" for diesels. It is important to use the specific antifreeze for your tractor. I would change it according to mfg. recommendations and use what they recommend. We usually use fleetguard. It's recommended for most tractors and diesel pickups.

I know you have an older diesel pickup and it's extremely important for that diesel. Those are really prone to cavitation.

_RaT_ · Mar 14, 2005

I do have the older Ford pickup and buy the little bottles at Ford to dump in to eliminate cavitation but will consider getting many gallons of the Fleet Guard type I have seen at my nearby NAPA. My Kubota manual simply says to use clean water and anti-freeze, LLC (long life coolant) ethylene glycol. It mentiones to never exceed 50% anti-freeze. Now the question is, do I use Glacier melted water or perhaps the French stuff like Perrier. I think I'll stick with the US stuff. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

gsxr1100 · Mar 14, 2005

I replace it every 2-years with a coolant that conforms to GM 6038M, ASTM D-4985, ASTM D-6210 and TMC RP 329 Type A requirements.

Never had a problem since 1993.

gsxr1100 · Mar 14, 2005

moon-
From what I was told by a Ford dealership owner was that Ford copied the manuals for the international engine; but, Ford did not know about SCA and International has the coolant filters that has SCA in them. So no one added the SCA and got leaks in there wet-liners.

cowboydoc · Mar 14, 2005

Now the question is, do I use Glacier melted water or perhaps the French stuff like Perrier. 

/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I mix mine 50-50 with distilled water.

GerardC · Mar 14, 2005

I buy the 50/50 mix right off the shelf. Gerard

gsxr1100 · Mar 14, 2005

I mix 50% anti-freeze and 50% RO/DI water. I found that Distilled water is very high in TDS (bad bad).

_RaT_ · Mar 14, 2005

Oh Mike, please don't tell me your using that RO/DI stuff, it has now found to be very, very bad. The surgeon general says so. I would not use it in a cheap Briggs and Stratton liquid cooled lawnmower engine that you get free with an oil change at a Ted Kennedy Bourbon free for all. As much of an advocate of synthetic oil, I am surprised you would use such an inferior H2O supplement. You really need to start getting your antifrezze analyzed. Pay particular attention to the Bs number, typically, its quite high. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Yhawza! BTW,YKIAJK, R?

MikePA · Mar 14, 2005

Ns .100%, Bs 100%, Nn .01, Ir .023, Gg .016, Pp 4, Vr 19, xYz 2, WeWe, none detected, PePe, none detected. Poo, 6%. 
Looks like the concentration of some of these impurities is increasing. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Soundguy · Mar 14, 2005

( have many more numbers if you want them.
I believe you've covered all the pertinent categories. I laughed out loud when I read this )

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I just narrowly avoided an iced tea 'spraying' incedent.. thanks.. I needed a good chuckle!!!

Soundguy