I put almost 50/50 I am sure because I had a 2 bottles of antifreeze. One
was full of water only the other was the actual antifreeze. I put about
half of each bottle in.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Schwall <mschwall@flash.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Fluctuating guages (long)
>At 08:51 PM 1/11/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>>At 09:58 PM 1/10/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> >I am having some strange problems with my dak. I am pretty sure that I
>> >have some sort of problem in the cooling system but am not sure. When I
sit
>> >in idle for longer that 30 seconds the temperature guage starts moving
>> >towards Hot. But when I start moving and pick up speed the guage goes
back
>> >down. What could this be? I just replaced the thermostat with a heavy
duty
>> >one as it was bad, and the fluid levels are full. Thanx Mark 91 cc
>> 5spd 6er
>
>Just a quick question Mark - what mixture of coolant/water did you put back
>in? Plain water transfers heat much faster than a coolant/water mix. If
>you have a weak mix, more heat is removed from the engine at a faster rate
>than what the radiator can remove. That could be why your temp rises at
>idle - less airflow. Anything less than a 50/50 coolant/water mix is not
>enough no matter where you live.
>
>Mike
>'99 RC 4x2 V6 5spd Sport
>
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