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Join Date: Jan 2013
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So I considered that and was hopeful it would be that easy. She's not worth wrench time. |
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#5102 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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LOL. If she’s not worth the wrench then have her take it to a shop LOL. But if there was a click it’s the alternator.
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#5103 |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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My wife picked up a 21 AMG GLE 63 S this weekend. First MB for us. She was coming from a 21 Aviator. Pretty cool ride.
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#5104 |
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#5105 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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This is the car I bought for my wife
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#5106 |
Mod Team
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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I need to change my coolant as it’s been 5 years, even though it hasn’t been many miles, correct?
I’m going to flush it myself. Should I just use distilled water or should I also add one of those coolant flush additives that claim to clean the system? |
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#5107 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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And you should only flush with fluid. It takes a mountain of it but, but invariably you’ll leave some water in there and it will dilute your coolant. You can probably get there if you use straight and circulate it and check it enough. But who does that when 50/50 exists? |
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#5108 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Ohio
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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Right? https://www.autozone.com/antifreeze-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds |
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#5110 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#5111 |
Woman should only make babies
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Apartment "G UNIT!"
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my eighty four monte
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#5112 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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I drain it Fill with 50/50 Run it. You have to get it hot enough to open the thermostat and circulate the coolant. Drain it. Fill with 50/50. If you use water you have to be kind of careful, because water boils at a lower temperature than coolant and you don’t want pressure. Moreover there is no chance that you will get all the water out. None. So then you have to mix your own and get it a little strong to account for how much is hanging around in there after you’ve drained it. Then you have to test, run, test and maybe drain some out and try again. And if you mix it too hot it won’t perform well and blah blah blah. I’ve had irrigation motors that I’ve drained everything, opened all the petcocks turned it upside down the whole bit. Then I go to working on it and I get antifreeze everywhere. And that’s the motor by itself. It’ll hang out in the reservoir, radiator, heater core, everywhere. So you’re signing on for a lot of work to get it back right if you use water. And Like I said we have some pretty old antifreeze hanging around in places. I know you have to shed more heat than we do, but we also plug radiators with shit, so maybe not. Especially if it’s not a DD I wouldn’t. Check it in the reservoir. If it’s not discolored or cloudy I’d roll it. Eventually something will go wrong with something somewhere and you’ll have to drain it. |
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#5113 |
best in the biz
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Under Pressure
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#5114 |
best in the biz
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Under Pressure
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#5115 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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