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Old 06-29-2010, 04:44 PM
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Does really matter what kind of coolant ya use? I heard that Dex-ron is recommended for Jeep....if so, is it ok if I just add with what I have now?....resvoir is empty right now anyways......
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Dexron is trans fluid. You want to use any off the green ones. Make sure it is not Dex cool you do not want to mix that with any other ones.
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yeah dex cool is what i was thinking.....well, it might be too late for that one then, what happens when you mix it?...i just got it, cause thats what i got told to use.............crap!!!!
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If it matters I think i was almost out of coolant anyways, the tank was EMPTY.....and i filled it up about 2 months or so prior or less......i filled it up about 3 weeks ago and about 1/4 is gone in the tank already......
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From my under standing it makes up an acid. Do you know when the last time the cooling system was flushed?
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well I got the jeep last summer, and supposedly the guy that I got it from said he had just replaced the radiator shortly before i got it.....so a coolant flush would fix the problem? If it would, i should just stick with the normal green coolant, and not the dex-cool?
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sounds good to me, i am guessing minimal damage if any has been done, since it was so recent....anyway of doing an easy DIY coolant flush, or should I have it taken somewhere?

Thanks for your help on this man,..
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Should not damage anything just cruds up witch the flush will take care of.
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