Hi everyone, hopefully this topic hasn't been beat to death already, but here goes:
I bought 4 gallons of G-05 concentrate with the intention of changing the coolant in my Mark VIII and Mustang.
The Mark VIII needed a new rad, so obviously I did all of that at the same time (about 3-4 weeks ago).
I planned to change the coolant in my Mustang today, since the last time it was changed was July 2013, and I had some spare time this weekend.
Well, the [censored] block heater on the Lincoln failed catastrophically yesterday and now I'll be replacing it with a new core plug, and of course, using up the remaining coolant.
When I changed the coolant in the Mustang in 2013, I drained and refilled the rad 4 or 5 (maybe 6) times within a two week period, all with distilled water and G-05. Yes I'm really picky and wanted to make sure that all of the old coolant is out, hopefully anyways.
So my question is, since I changed it so many times in 2013, can I stretch the interval to the original 5 years? Or just don't be a cheap b-tard and change it this year?
Off topic, but if anyone has any suggestions for replacing core plugs -I've always used blue threadlocker before driving them in with varying success. Want to be leak free the first time round.
I bought 4 gallons of G-05 concentrate with the intention of changing the coolant in my Mark VIII and Mustang.
The Mark VIII needed a new rad, so obviously I did all of that at the same time (about 3-4 weeks ago).
I planned to change the coolant in my Mustang today, since the last time it was changed was July 2013, and I had some spare time this weekend.
Well, the [censored] block heater on the Lincoln failed catastrophically yesterday and now I'll be replacing it with a new core plug, and of course, using up the remaining coolant.
When I changed the coolant in the Mustang in 2013, I drained and refilled the rad 4 or 5 (maybe 6) times within a two week period, all with distilled water and G-05. Yes I'm really picky and wanted to make sure that all of the old coolant is out, hopefully anyways.
So my question is, since I changed it so many times in 2013, can I stretch the interval to the original 5 years? Or just don't be a cheap b-tard and change it this year?
Off topic, but if anyone has any suggestions for replacing core plugs -I've always used blue threadlocker before driving them in with varying success. Want to be leak free the first time round.