The manual says for the 2002 to use Ethylene Glycol based coolant that is
what is in it from factory.it has long life corrosion inhibitors (HOAT=
hybrid organic additive technology) Also says the motor has not been
designed to use PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASED COOLANTS.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: Engine coolant
> It's not Dex-Cool (and don't put that stuff into your Dodge either).
> Dodge uses two different coolants in their vehicles. One is a "hybrid"
> (orange) and the other is the standard "green stuff". We ran into this
> on two identical 2001 R/T's. One had the orange coolant and the other
> had the green...we flushed the system of the orange one and refilled it
> with the standard green.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Jon Smith
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 9:58 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Engine coolant
>
>
> I sure hope it's not DexCool... that mess is bad news. I've yet to see
> a car w/ DexCool go 100k miles w/o some sort of corrosion problem
> (dissolved freeze plugs, etc) and definitely do NOT mix it w/ reg.
> ethlyene glycol..
>
>
> > I was looking at my cooling system on my new 2002 Dak 4.7 seems Dodge
> > went to the new 5/100,00 mile Orange anti freeze, My 2k Dak 4.7 has
> > the
> original
> > green stuff. I thought the Orange stuff was more corrosive? or not?
> > No
> big
> > deal I guess. Dodge sees something in the Orange stuff, Huh?
> >
> >
>
>
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