05-31-2009, 09:56 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Originally Posted by Michael C Henry
I have had problem with that Dexcool coolant ,it clotted and blocked a new radiator in a Toyota Land Cruiser radiator. Radiator shop rodded it out to fix the problem.
There are so many points you need to be sure of . A presure tester would be a great help when checking things out. I presonally like the idea that the Dexcool has plugged your radiator and not enough fluid can move through it. Thats a remove radiator - Take the radiator to shop have them test and repair it.
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The pressure tester is on my list of to-do's tomorrow. Just for the record on the Dexcool subject, I currently have 170k miles on my 9th Toyota Land Cruiser since 1994 and the last 6 of them have had Dexcool with not one single issue. And we aren't talking Mall Cruisers, see below. The DexCool has only been in the radiator for 258 miles/2 weeks and its all drained out as of tonight just to remove that from the argument. I just ran fresh water through the radiator tonight for 10 minutes and if its plugged, it's sure passing a lot of clean water very quickly. But removing it and having it tested is rapidly moving up my priority list.
Jim
Last edited by elmariachi; 05-31-2009 at 10:00 PM..
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