What's kinda dumb from Dodge is that they're using the same water pump,
radiator, heads, and block as 99 (which uses the green stuff). The 2001
manual has the same comment in it but also shows that either one is
used.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Reimer
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:39 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: Engine coolant
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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