Fox Is it time to replace the coolant?
- Thread starter PonyGTrider
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Ah, no they don't, well kinda but only if you put too much sugar in the coffee....
and don't chew on the sock after.
now what were we discussing....oh, I got 2 gallons of full strength green and mixed it 50/50 and got 4 gallons, good thing too, left a clamp slack on the ranchero so needed most of it.
Basically unless you live in Alaska and/or go dashing through the snow just top it off and ride.
Stang337
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If you really want to know how good or bad your coolant is, beside using the hydrometer there are plenty of theses types of products. I decided to see what the difference was using both. The test strips did say how bad the coolant was compared to the hydrometer as for as Ph levels etc.. Being that I couldn't remember how many years (probably 10+) I did have to have the radiator boiled out since the coolant left major sediment in it. Radiator shop said to change it every 4 years to be safe, especially since mine isn't a daily driver. Suffice it to say I replaced all the hoses and water pump too. Especially some being 35+ years old.
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Stang337
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Sorry for stating sediment, but it wasn't tap water. It was the silicate drop out from the antifreeze that clogged up the radiator. Which happens over time. It looked like little white balls at the end of the copper tubes and evidentially it turns to a gel type substance in the bottom.
That doesn't usually happen unless the coolant is extremely old or an incompatible coolant is introduced.
3 years is about the limit for me.
How do you "accidentally" taste coolant? Isn't that stuff poisonous?
I've only seen one guy taste his fluids and that is the vice grip garage guy.
@PonyGTrider What kind of reading do you get with the battery disconnected?
@PonyGTrider What kind of reading do you get with the battery disconnected?
Mindseye007
5 Year Member
had my water pump changed last summer, how often should the coolant be changed ? i park my stang from DEC to end of April then bring her out in the spring in May as soon as i bring it out I always do a fresh oil change. I even had my z-spec T5 oil changed to keep it mint. so smooth like butter when changing gears. thinking next spring to do the Coolant, rear diff oil, and T5 oil change with the engine oil change all in one time..
I find it good to do it when I change the radiator, swap motors, pull the intakes, pull the heads, or replace a radiator hose. You know when you are doing simple maintenance stuff 
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