antifreeze change confusion

antifreeze change confusion

06-18-2004, 09:18 PM

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rdodd

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antifreeze change confusion

I just changed antifreeze in my 92 and book says coolant capacity for my truck is 17 qts. so i put in 8.5 qts antifreeze and filled the rest with water which should give me 50/50. After the change i ran the truck and checked with antireeze checker and it floats 1 ball or +20 degrees. All my other vehicles float 5 balls and check -40 degrees with the same checker. Should i just ignor this reading since i put in the proper amount of antifreeze? I also checked it with another checker and got the same results.

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1992 D250 Club Cab LE, Auto, pump tweaked, PW Injectors, 16 cm housing, PDR HX35, Old Smokies Power Pin, ASA intake, Isspro boost, pyro,
and tach. 3:54 limited slip, BD X-stator torque converter, banks exhaust, lund visor.

Add this to the belt tensioner thread......

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