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Old 01-03-2016, 01:56 PM   #1
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True or false

When you flush the entire cooling system and replace it with new antifreeze if you only put in antifreeze( without deluding it with water) you have decreased )the efficiency of cooling , freezing ,and lubercation ability ??


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Old 01-03-2016, 02:02 PM   #2
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True if you use full strength ,,,False if you use 50/50 premixed
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Old 01-03-2016, 09:42 PM   #3
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Unmixed antifreeze can freeze.
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Old 01-03-2016, 09:45 PM   #4
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50/50 is what you want.
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Old 01-04-2016, 11:48 AM   #5
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Try this, courtesy of Detroit Diesel:
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Old 01-04-2016, 12:52 PM   #6
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True or false

When you flush the entire cooling system and replace it with new antifreeze if you only put in antifreeze( without deluding it with water) you have decreased )the efficiency of cooling , freezing ,and lubercation ability ?? Gene in MN
Hey Guys' I am sure #5 answers correctly about freezing ability but can we answer the effeciency of cooling and lubrication???, I would suspect a decrease in the cooling effeciency of the cooling system as a whole and no change to lubrication as hpoefully w/pump bearing ain't got water or antifreeze in them.
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