[C320-list] Water heater replacement now coolant.....

[John Morrison]

You don’t need special coolant. The modern antifreeze coolants mix with just about any coolant out there. I use Prestone premixed so I don’t have to add water. I usually drain the coolant out of the engine, easy to do, but not the water heater, harder to do. I do this every few years so that the coolant gradually gets replaced. 
Regards
JohnM 
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> On May 24, 2021, at 6:35 AM, KEN GEIGER <kendgb at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks Hans.  Yes that's the article I was trying to link to.
> Ken
> Sent from the all-new AOL app for Android 
> 
>  On Sun., 23 May 2021 at 23:40, Hans Dose<hans.dose at gmail.com> wrote:   Here is the correct link I believe Ken was trying to send:
> https://c320.org/article.php/20060212151611361/
> 
> The important thing to remember is if you are changing FROM the ethylene
> glycol (green) antifreeze TO the Dexcool-type Extended Life Antifreeze
> (Orange colored ex. Prestone 5yr/150000mi), the complete flushing of the
> system multiple times to rid the system of the green type is crucial so
> that it doesn't coagulate. They don't mix!
> 
> I left the ethylene glycol (green) antifreeze in my system instead of
> switching.
> 
>> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 7:36 PM Joe Luciano <jnluciano at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Jamie,
>> 
>> There is nothing magical about boat engine coolant for a diesel engine.
>> You don’t need Yanmar brand coolant, not sure they even have a branded
>> coolant.  I use the Prestone Dex-Cool, orange stuff.  It comes pre-mixed
>> 50-50 or you can buy it full strength and mix it 50-50 with distilled
>> water.  You can get a gallon for $14 at any autoparts store.  The difficult
>> part is going to be getting all of the air out of the system.  Search the
>> site for a thread on that procedure.  Best of luck.
>> 
>> Joe Luciano
>> Second Wind #1044
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 23, 2021, at 3:20 PM, Jamie Pett <JPett at jp2architects.com> wrote