Winter Troubles
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Winter Troubles
Thought I would pass on a little information for this cold winter. Make sure you have proper Antifreeze/Water mixture in your truck. The morning on my way to work in -4* my thermostat decided not to open, I watched my temps climp and pulled off the freeway at the next exit because there was no shoulder on the freeway. I believe the thermostat had frozen in place because in my radiator fluid reservoir the top was iced over. To bad for me that damage was already done. I now have blown head gaskets. Kinda sucks since I was only 1 day away from having my truck fixed. The new trans was going in tomorrow at the Michigan meet. The head gaskets aren't even a year old and no previous symptoms. I'm just hoping the heads are alright.
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-21 here this morning.
several guys from work had cracked blocks in the morning the antifreeze is freezing. I guess it make a gun shot noise when the water freezes and the block crack. They still run but they over heat.
I know my F150 made some racket this morning when I fired it over. I am hoping the ranger is fine where its at.
That really sucks Rob. What antifreeze were you using? Mixed 50/50?
several guys from work had cracked blocks in the morning the antifreeze is freezing. I guess it make a gun shot noise when the water freezes and the block crack. They still run but they over heat.
I know my F150 made some racket this morning when I fired it over. I am hoping the ranger is fine where its at.
That really sucks Rob. What antifreeze were you using? Mixed 50/50?
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Is that -21 including windchill or not, that -15 is not counting windchill. I kind of wish I was going to drive the SVT, its got a block heater that I would plug in lol. However, I think the battery on it is weak and due for replacement. I bet it wouldnt start anyways.
Yeah dad said his Escort made some funny noises, my truck sure did too.
Yeah dad said his Escort made some funny noises, my truck sure did too.
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I might take you up on that zach. I think i'm going to push my luck and shoot for sunday. If I get my summit order in soon it should be here by tomorrow afternoon. There is one slightly good side to doing all this, I will be adding one part with it. Rumble Rumble Rumble.
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A word of warning to those going the cheap way out and buying the Supertech antifreeze form Walmart (the blue jug unmixed).
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
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A word of warning to those going the cheap way out and buying the Supertech antifreeze form Walmart (the blue jug unmixed).
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
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A word of warning to those going the cheap way out and buying the Supertech antifreeze form Walmart (the blue jug unmixed).
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
I had two gallons I mixed at exactly 50/50 and at -14F they both froze to a slushy/solid.
According to the label should have been good to -34F.
Good thing for me I'm only using it in my backhoe and not a DD.
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I haven't any problems with the antifreeze so far this winter. It was pretty cold a few weeks back when I was back up in Washington visiting over christmas break.
My only problem so far this winter was my passenger side cv joint got effed up going up the pass so my 4wd wouldn't work when I really needed it. Luckly I got up to the hill went shreddin for a bit and drove back home. Just got that fixed so it should be good to go once I'm back up there in two weeks.
My only problem so far this winter was my passenger side cv joint got effed up going up the pass so my 4wd wouldn't work when I really needed it. Luckly I got up to the hill went shreddin for a bit and drove back home. Just got that fixed so it should be good to go once I'm back up there in two weeks.
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I've had unopened jugs of Prestone freeze at -25 sitting next to a gallon of mixed 50/50 that flowed fine.