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Title: Coolants
Post by: Mjbrown46 on November 05, 2003, 10:49:37 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 6977 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/6977)
We originally asked this question several posts ago.
Does anyone know where nationally to find Prestone Heavy Duty Coolant for Diesels? CC Techs assured us that this is what was initially installed in our coach. At the moment we aren't ready to do a total flush, cleanout, cleanout, cleanout, - we would just like to add about a quart of coolant to bring the level up to the little view window.

Jim and Mary Jo Brown

2002 Allure # 30778 (mfg 11/01)

Currently in SC with Gretchen (100 lb German Shepherd) and Tabitha, the 23 year old cat.
Towing a 2003 GMC Yukon
Title: Re: Coolants
Post by: Rvman4u on November 06, 2003, 05:29:59 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 6993 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/6993)
Quote from: mjbrown46
We originally asked this question several posts ago.

Does anyone know where nationally to find Prestone Heavy Duty

Coolant

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for Diesels? CC Techs assured us that this is what was initially > installed in our coach. At the moment we aren't ready to do a

total

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flush, cleanout, cleanout, cleanout, - we would just like to add > about a quart of coolant to bring the level up to the little view > window.

Jim and Mary Jo Brown

2002 Allure # 30778 (mfg 11/01)

Currently in SC with Gretchen (100 lb German Shepherd) and Tabitha, > the 23 year old cat.
Towing a 2003 GMC Yukon
Ive never seen the stuff for sale anywhere?? I was told by Cummins here that if thats what was in it...I could use plain old "Yellow Jug" Prestone and add the "additives" and it would do OK.. But if I were just a QT or so low...Id just add plain old water for that amount.
Title: Re: Coolants
Post by: Ray G_01 on November 07, 2003, 10:28:43 am
Yahoo Message Number: 7000 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/7000)
Mr Jim and Mary Joe...

Just for giggles go to the following site to read about "colors" of antifreeze...and other info...www.radiatorinfo.com...then go down the list to RADTIP...it's a good discussion of the various colors of antifreeze and what's what...a point that they make is that Prestone HD is the "same" color and can be easily confused with non HD antifreeze...so label your fill bottle as HD...if you are absolutely sure that it's Prestone HD....

Did CC tell you to change the antifreeze at some interval???...If the interval is less than 300K then I'd question them about whether it's really HD??????Also, I'd check the coolant filter and see if it's a "zero" DCA unit or if it's a 4 or 6 unit...If you have HD antifreeze, then I think that it should have a zero unit filter...

For reference, I've been unable to find any in the Tn, Ar, Ms area...but I have not checked all of the various truck stops...

Best Regards

Ray and Rue
99 Allure

Quote from: rvman4u
[quote author=mjbrown46"

> We originally asked this question several posts ago.
>

> Does anyone know where nationally to find Prestone Heavy Duty > Coolant

> for Diesels? CC Techs assured us that this is what was

initially

Quote
installed in our coach. At the moment we aren't ready to do a > total

> flush, cleanout, cleanout, cleanout, - we would just like to add > > about a quart of coolant to bring the level up to the little view > > window.
>

> Jim and Mary Jo Brown

> 2002 Allure # 30778 (mfg 11/01) > > Currently in SC with Gretchen (100 lb German Shepherd) and

Tabitha,

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the 23 year old cat.
> Towing a 2003 GMC Yukon
> Ive never seen the stuff for sale anywhere?? I was told by Cummins > here that if thats what was in it...I could use plain old "Yellow

Jug"

Quote
Prestone and add the "additives" and it would do OK.. But if I

were
Title: Re: Coolants, IT'S FLEETGUART HEAVY DUTY ANTIFREESZE
Post by: DMG on November 07, 2003, 09:09:16 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 7006 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/7006)
it's fleetguard UNIVERSAL HEAVY DUTY ANTIFREEZE AND SUMMER COOLANT EG CONCENTRATE CC2551(PART#) UNIVERSAL ETHYLENE GLYCOL LOW SILCATE FORMULA FOR ALL DIESEL AND GAS ENGINES
Quote from: rvman4u"
[quote author=mjbrown46"

> We originally asked this question several posts ago.
>

> Does anyone know where nationally to find Prestone Heavy Duty > Coolant

> for Diesels? CC Techs assured us that this is what was

initially

Quote
installed in our coach. At the moment we aren't ready to do a > total

> flush, cleanout, cleanout, cleanout, - we would just like to add > > about a quart of coolant to bring the level up to the little

view

Quote
window.
>

> Jim and Mary Jo Brown

> 2002 Allure # 30778 (mfg 11/01) > > Currently in SC with Gretchen (100 lb German Shepherd) and

Tabitha,

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the 23 year old cat.
> Towing a 2003 GMC Yukon

Ive never seen the stuff for sale anywhere?? I was told by

Cummins

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here that if thats what was in it...I could use plain old "Yellow

Jug"

Quote
Prestone and add the "additives" and it would do OK.. But if I

were
Title: Re: Coolants, IT'S FLEETGUART HEAVY DUTY ANTIFREESZE
Post by: DMG on November 07, 2003, 09:16:09 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 7007 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/7007)
- I, FORGOT TO SAY IT" GREEN, THIS WAS IN MY RV WHEN I GOT IT, JUNE 1, 2002, CCI#30498 ALL I HAVE EVER USED CAPT.
DAN
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