Which coolant?
 

I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
cheapie "autopro" green stuff?



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Re: Which coolant?
 

SBlackfoot wrote:

> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Stick with OEM recommendations. Zerex "Original Green" is called for in
both vehicles. Don't use anything else. Ignore the "Long Life"
nonesense, and ignore the dye color. Avoid "Dex Cool" and "G-05": both
will cause problems in those vehicles.

Be sure you use only a 50/50 mix of the proper type coolant and
distilled water. Don't use tap water. Follow this, and you'll never
have to run "cleaner" through the cooling system to disburse calcium
deposits or rust ever again.

Re: Which coolant?
 

SBlackfoot wrote:

> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Stick with OEM recommendations. Zerex "Original Green" is called for in
both vehicles. Don't use anything else. Ignore the "Long Life"
nonesense, and ignore the dye color. Avoid "Dex Cool" and "G-05": both
will cause problems in those vehicles.

Be sure you use only a 50/50 mix of the proper type coolant and
distilled water. Don't use tap water. Follow this, and you'll never
have to run "cleaner" through the cooling system to disburse calcium
deposits or rust ever again.

Re: Which coolant?
 

SBlackfoot wrote:

> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Stick with OEM recommendations. Zerex "Original Green" is called for in
both vehicles. Don't use anything else. Ignore the "Long Life"
nonesense, and ignore the dye color. Avoid "Dex Cool" and "G-05": both
will cause problems in those vehicles.

Be sure you use only a 50/50 mix of the proper type coolant and
distilled water. Don't use tap water. Follow this, and you'll never
have to run "cleaner" through the cooling system to disburse calcium
deposits or rust ever again.

Re: Which coolant?
 

Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

SBlackfoot wrote:
>
> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Re: Which coolant?
 

Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

SBlackfoot wrote:
>
> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Re: Which coolant?
 

Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

SBlackfoot wrote:
>
> I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van is
> well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for good
> ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything coolant.
> Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit, drain
> again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it hunting
> down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Re: Which coolant?
 

The stuff Bill is talking about is in the black container labeled "Heavy
Duty". If Bambi or Fido ever drinks this stuff, it will crystallize in his
kidneys and lead to kidney failure. If you can get some beer in him soon
enough, it will prevent this from happening. Deer and dogs seem to like
beer fine, but cats don't care for it. Don't ask me how I know this.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:45286E2F.DBF6C3E9@cox.net...
> Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
> the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
> Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
> the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
> promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
> Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
> garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
> and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
> cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> SBlackfoot wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> > Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van
is
> > well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for
good
> > ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> > else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything
coolant.
> > Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit,
drain
> > again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> > hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it
hunting
> > down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> > cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Re: Which coolant?
 

The stuff Bill is talking about is in the black container labeled "Heavy
Duty". If Bambi or Fido ever drinks this stuff, it will crystallize in his
kidneys and lead to kidney failure. If you can get some beer in him soon
enough, it will prevent this from happening. Deer and dogs seem to like
beer fine, but cats don't care for it. Don't ask me how I know this.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:45286E2F.DBF6C3E9@cox.net...
> Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
> the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
> Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
> the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
> promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
> Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
> garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
> and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
> cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> SBlackfoot wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> > Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van
is
> > well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for
good
> > ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> > else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything
coolant.
> > Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit,
drain
> > again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> > hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it
hunting
> > down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> > cheapie "autopro" green stuff?

Re: Which coolant?
 

The stuff Bill is talking about is in the black container labeled "Heavy
Duty". If Bambi or Fido ever drinks this stuff, it will crystallize in his
kidneys and lead to kidney failure. If you can get some beer in him soon
enough, it will prevent this from happening. Deer and dogs seem to like
beer fine, but cats don't care for it. Don't ask me how I know this.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:45286E2F.DBF6C3E9@cox.net...
> Look through: http://prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php for
> the green stuff it contains the good stuff, Ethylene Glycol, the
> Greenies have been trying to outlaw because it kill animals that love
> the alcohol taste: http://www.----------.com/temp/prestone.jpg So
> promptly fix all leaks. I don't believe it's in a yellow container now.
> Take the time to remove the block drain plug and flush with your
> garden hose. As it's the only way to remove the acid that settles there,
> and that will eat out the core plugs within the five year period the new
> cars want, assisted via electrolysis with the aluminum radiators.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> SBlackfoot wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to do a little cooling system maintanence on my '93 Grand
> > Cherokee (and '93 Voyager for that matter) before winter hits. The van
is
> > well overdue and the Jeep is relatively new to me. I went looking for
good
> > ol green coolant but all I could find was some no-name brand, everything
> > else was yellow or orange "long life" compatable-with-everything
coolant.
> > Now I intend to drain, fill with water (and cleaner), run for a bit,
drain
> > again, and fill with coolant mix. I doubt I'll get 100% of it out so I'm
> > hesitant to swap over to one of these alternatives. Is it worth it
hunting
> > down the ol' green stuff or should I pick a new colour? Or just use the
> > cheapie "autopro" green stuff?