Thanks to all who helped me out.
Everything went smoothly yesterday. Those spring clamps are alot tougher to get off than I expected. A large pair of vise grips made it a bit easier than pliers. I reused them instead of switching to screw types. With the clamping force those things have, I don't anticipate any issues.
Obviously with pulling the lower hose, antifreeze somewhat went everywhere, even with a large catch pan. I managed to get about 9 quarts out though so I'm happy with the results.
I compared the old Dexcool to the new and it looks pretty darn good. I changed it due to age, but I have little doubt that it could have gone longer. No traces of anything bad in the system or overflow reservoir.
My wife became my helper with the brake fluid flush (and later, washing the truck) and I managed to change out the wiper blades, apply Rain-X to all the windows, flush the PSF, and change the oil (I switched to PP!). I considered it my 50k mile service.
Thanks again for the suggestions and help!
Everything went smoothly yesterday. Those spring clamps are alot tougher to get off than I expected. A large pair of vise grips made it a bit easier than pliers. I reused them instead of switching to screw types. With the clamping force those things have, I don't anticipate any issues.
Obviously with pulling the lower hose, antifreeze somewhat went everywhere, even with a large catch pan. I managed to get about 9 quarts out though so I'm happy with the results.
I compared the old Dexcool to the new and it looks pretty darn good. I changed it due to age, but I have little doubt that it could have gone longer. No traces of anything bad in the system or overflow reservoir.
My wife became my helper with the brake fluid flush (and later, washing the truck) and I managed to change out the wiper blades, apply Rain-X to all the windows, flush the PSF, and change the oil (I switched to PP!). I considered it my 50k mile service.
Thanks again for the suggestions and help!
