7.3 Ford coolant additive
In a prior thread the number for the coolant additive was pf-22 from ford I found VC8 is this the same?
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As I said previously, the additive, whether it's the Ford Approved VC8 or DCA4 (which is the Cummins flavor, both degrade with heat and cool cycles in the engine so interval testing with a Ph strip is a necessity and like I also said, Fleetguard makes a nice test kit (what I use) as well as Ford. The Fleetguard kit is expensive but cheaper overall because it has many many test strips in it. I'm using the same kit I bought back in 1998 and I still have plenty of strips left. So long as you keep the bottle sealed and the dessicant pack in it, it will last forever.
Big Toe is correct, the coolant plug above the starter is a pizzer to remove, Just as easy to pull the starter out to access it.
I did my oil cooler last summer (replace the 'O' rings). Not too bad, just messy. If you don't use the additive, eventually your oil cooler will fail.
My 350 is easy to work on. It's 6 over stock with a front axle flip so accessing stuff is pretty easy, lots of room under there. In fact I can sit under the side of the engine on the ground. Did all that way back when in 98 and now that I'm almost 70, I kick myself for lifting the truck. Hard to get in and out and my wife hates it but the view is nice once you get up there.
I'm the old fart tooling around in a jacked up 350 4x4 with a full banks kit and straight exhaust on 33 x 12.5's. I to drive it, makes me feel like a kid again and with an ARB air locker in the front and a Detroit Tru-Track in the back, it will go about anywhere I want to go with my truck camper in the bed.
Big Toe is correct, the coolant plug above the starter is a pizzer to remove, Just as easy to pull the starter out to access it.
I did my oil cooler last summer (replace the 'O' rings). Not too bad, just messy. If you don't use the additive, eventually your oil cooler will fail.
My 350 is easy to work on. It's 6 over stock with a front axle flip so accessing stuff is pretty easy, lots of room under there. In fact I can sit under the side of the engine on the ground. Did all that way back when in 98 and now that I'm almost 70, I kick myself for lifting the truck. Hard to get in and out and my wife hates it but the view is nice once you get up there.
I'm the old fart tooling around in a jacked up 350 4x4 with a full banks kit and straight exhaust on 33 x 12.5's. I to drive it, makes me feel like a kid again and with an ARB air locker in the front and a Detroit Tru-Track in the back, it will go about anywhere I want to go with my truck camper in the bed.
