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#17451 01/30/2002 8:47 PM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 | Does anyone know how much coolant a 305 V6 takes? Every time I put anti-freeze and water in it, the ratio is always off, and the stuff turns into slush in the engine. thanks.
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#17452 01/30/2002 10:37 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Slush? Frothy brown slush? Sounds like you are getting oil in there. Coolant never turns to slush in any water/antifreeze ratio.
I always mix my coolant before I install it in an extra container so I always get the correct ratio.
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#17453 01/31/2002 12:10 AM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14 | Mixing coolant in a separate container does not always insure the proper ratio.
If the cooling system was flushed with water, you can be assured there is still some water left in it. If you just fill it up with 50/50, and there is still pure water in block, your solution will be diluted (granted it's only a tiny bit).
Now, of course I don't really care anyway, and just fill it up with 50/50. Just make sure you check the freezing point with an antifreeze tester.
Here in VA it doesn't really get that cold, so I just gotta worry bout down to a little bit below freezing.
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#17454 01/31/2002 12:31 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 | nope its not brown and frothy. Its still as green as it ever was. Since I dont know the coolant capacity, its kinda hard to tell the right ratio. I should probably put two gallons of anti-freeze in and fill the rest with water. The temperature around here dipped last night to around -6 degrees.
Jonathan S. Keffer
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