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Useing Dex cool???
started by Polarisboy650
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November 11th 2006 at 11:35 AM
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Polarisboy650
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any of you guys convert your sleds over to dex cool coolent? i was thinking of doing this in my XLT
'92 RXL
'95 XCR 440 SP
'96 XLT SP
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November 11th 2006 at 11:39 AM
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snake61047
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You would have to make sure to clean the system out before using the dexcool. I know the older versions aren't compatible.
snake61047
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November 11th 2006 at 11:41 AM
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Polarisboy650
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So I flush it out with water, drain all the water out, fill with dexcool and it should be good shouldnt hurt gaskets or the waterpump
'92 RXL
'95 XCR 440 SP
'96 XLT SP
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November 11th 2006 at 11:56 AM
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snake61047
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Yup!! The reason GM went to dexcool was becausre it lasted longer. Something like 100,000 miles.
snake61047
1997 Ultra 680 w/SLP Low RPM NEEDS TRACK!!!!!
1990 Exciter 570
1979 Trailfire 340
Forget GET R DONE!!!
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November 11th 2006 at 12:37 PM
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Polarisboy650
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Ok thank you
yea I have tons of dexcool here and I need to change the coolent this year so I figured why not
'92 RXL
'95 XCR 440 SP
'96 XLT SP
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November 11th 2006 at 1:22 PM
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indydude
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Check out some GM forums, if i am correct alot of people dump "death cool" in favor for the green stuff because of gaskets or plugging, cant quite remember but give it a look.
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November 11th 2006 at 1:31 PM
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snake61047
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I haven't heard of any problems like that and i've used it in many vehicles.
snake61047
1997 Ultra 680 w/SLP Low RPM NEEDS TRACK!!!!!
1990 Exciter 570
1979 Trailfire 340
Forget GET R DONE!!!
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(> < )
This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him on his way to world domination!
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November 11th 2006 at 2:44 PM
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Boss302man
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Its fine. Just dont mix any green with it or it turns to brown swamp water. Some coolants brands actually make green stuff that is compatible with DEX or the old green stuff though i havent used any.
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November 11th 2006 at 3:38 PM
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ferntfernt
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DON'T USE DEX COOL, I WORK AT A CAR REPAIR SHOP, THAT STUFF IS CRAP. IT CORRODES AND EATS THE RUBBER GASKETS. WHEN WE INSTALL INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WE FLUSH OUT THE RED CRAP, AND REPLACE IT WITH THE REGULAR GREEN COOLANT. "GOOGLE" DEX COOL PROBLEMS. GM HAS MORE PROBLEMS WITH CARS FROM CANADA, DUE TO THE COLDER WEATHER.
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may not able to fix stupid, but you can modify it.
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November 11th 2006 at 3:41 PM
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fredly00
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It eats gaskets, ie the numerous chevy 5.7l engines that have intake
manifold gaskets dissolve, and the reason chevy went
with a new rubber gasket style for those engines at least.
but anyway other than "having a tons" of it around
what reasoning do you want to change?
Its not like the sleds hold that much coolant so you'll still have "tons" of dexcool around.
OAT coolants(non green stuff) cool just as well as green, service interval is longer, but thats about it.
1995 - XCR 600
-SLP Pipes
-SLP intake
-some other stuff
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November 11th 2006 at 3:46 PM
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I flush my auto systems out and put green in, I won't use Dexcool in anything!
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November 11th 2006 at 3:58 PM
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88400
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Dex-cool does in fact eat away at the intake gaskets in older 3, 4, and 5 series motors. I work at a GM dealership and I have seen far too many intake jobs being done. The chemical make-up of dex-cool makes it slightly acidic, I would NOT put it in your snowmobile.
2006 Fusion 600 HO
1988 Indy 400(needing attention)
1989 Yamaha Ovation 340(deceased)
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November 13th 2006 at 9:25 PM
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sinjin588
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I would definitely not use Dex Cool either. As stated above it does eat gaskets and during the early stages of development it would actually attack plastics and soft metals such as aluminum. Before GM realized these problems they already had too much money invested in developing Dex Cool, so in some cases they actually had to modify the makeup of their materials to work with it. My dad is a master Ford tech. and has seen it happen many times, I have also seen it myself working with him. I would just hate to see you convert over and it not work out, better safe than sorry.
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November 13th 2006 at 9:43 PM
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NO! Do not use this stuff as many people have stated it eats away at gaskets, seals, plastics and even aluminum in some cases. I've had the experience of an intake turning into a coolant intake on a 96" bonneville with a 3.8, not good for a motor. Especially considering liquids aren't compressible. Continue to use the green stuff and avoid death cool!!!
Cause I don't give a rats about who took second or 12th for that matter your just the next loser in a long line of many losers.
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November 14th 2006 at 9:05 AM
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I to also would say stay the hell away from that crap!!!!! Everyone else has pretty much said all you need to know. I have told every person I know to switch that crap out!!
DW
Who loves Cougars.......We Love COUGARS!!!!
The older I get the longer my sled gets!!!!
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November 14th 2006 at 11:01 AM
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SLEDFX
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Have to agree had it in the alero and it etched the inside of the hoses to the radiator. Not safe or reasonable to use...
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November 14th 2006 at 3:54 PM
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88400
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Eventually in a car it will start seeping into the crankcase and mix with the oil and soon enough it will hydrolock the engine. Not to mention the external mess it makes as well as the oil mixing with the coolant and contaminating the whole cooling system.
2006 Fusion 600 HO
1988 Indy 400(needing attention)
1989 Yamaha Ovation 340(deceased)
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November 14th 2006 at 4:58 PM
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sportnut
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Wouldnt use it !! Cost me a pair of intake gakets switched to green no problems. Also plugged up wifes heater core twice switched to green no problems ! Makes you wonder what it would do in a heat exchanger??
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November 15th 2006 at 7:18 PM
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thehawk789
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MORE LIKE DEX CLOG!!!
guys, I'm a GM technician. The reason all the intake gaskets are failing is because of the design, NOT the coolant. You have aluminum butted up to casted steel/iron. THEY LIKE TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT RATES!!!
BUT DEX COOL STILL SUCKS!!! it clogs up anything and everything it can. There is really no benefit to the dex clog, because it may last you longer but you will spend twice the time flusing all the junk out of your radiator, hoses, and reservoir(on a car). But on a snowmobile... just use the green stuff. Really coolant is only there to serve as antifreeze in a snowmobile. If it was summer time you could run straight water, but when you add coolant the boiling point does change, it goes up. Either way...it doesnt matter. just run 50:50 green stuff to water. Period. haha
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November 16th 2006 at 9:04 PM
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jimsrmk
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As stated above, also work for a GM service dept, The problem with DEXCOOL is it gets to high of a Ph level in the coolant because of the alum to iron. The DEXCOOL then starts to eat gsks,plastic intakes,even alum.heads and intakes. Then in doing so clogs up your rad,and h/core with this crap it has ate away.
living in the UP and loving my min.wage job.
but we get lots of snow.
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