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Old 05-05-2007, 02:08 PM
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quick ?...how much dexcool does my 99 take...repalcing thermostat tomorrow...
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just buy one jug and a gallon or two of distilled water. Pour the full jug of dexcool in and top it off with the distilled water.
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i'd be switching to green stuff and doing a flush
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okay..so how many litres are in there...
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fill it up and then start it, run it for a few and fill the overflow to the seem in the middle and it should be fine. just make sure its around 50/50 water to coolant.
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k thanks guys...did the swap over today
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