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wow, just had a call for motor mounts on a 72 maverick and this guy about cussed me out because i cant even look them up. He yelled what the hell is wrong with these people and this is getting ridiculous. Probably called 3 or 4 other dealers and got the same answer

 

Had the 2.33 in the bucket as well, real close to it. Kept track for the math at the end. However I found the only way to totally flush everything leaving only fresh distilled in the block is to flush it in one shot using 10 - 12 gallons of distilled..... without stopping. Otherwise and you should of noticed, when you stop and drain, then begin the process over again, the distilled remains contaminated without gettin much better. The process that ended up work the best for me, - after refilling totally with distilled the first time, fire it up let it circulate , pull the drain plug while it's running and feed 10 gallons of distilled into the degas bottle keeping it full while it is running and draining. Don't shut it down until that step is done..
Shut it off, let it cool then drain the 2.33 gallons of distilled from the system. It will be crystal clear the first time with 0 contamination vs repeating the process multiple times with limited success. Then all that's needed to do the math for the to mix the concentrate in. It's why you use the concentrate. Subtract what drained from capacity, mix same amount of concentrate to cover whats in the block. From there I mixed 2 gallons in the original jugs and used those to top it off having almost a gallon extra. Flushing is the main thing I did different is all.

A home depot bucket, with your own gallon marks on the pail helps keep track of how much is draining at first and in the end. Sort of a double math checker for yuh...same amount drains every time. 2.33 is only a portion of what the system holds..I'm sure you know that.

It's most likley more difficult for you to see contamination as the coolant spec'ed for your truck resembles more of a dirty water look to begin with. With the green (my old 5fours spec) it's a lot easier to tell that the old hasn't been totally flushed out yet.
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Thought I would mention that because I've attempted the stop drain and fill again one after another in the past vs pulling the block plug method. After the 5th attempt and being that the distilled still showed quite a bit of contamination I gave up on that method. Then I noticed a tech at Ford using the method explained above. He was using garden hose though vs distilled. But it seemed to work, finale system drain was clear. Gave it a try before defaulting back the block drain method, block drain method was kind of a PITA since they only have the one plug on the drivers side and you need to use compressed air to clear the block. Anyway, gave it shot the last flush and work great...much faster as well. Give it a try the next time.

 

Y'all feeding y'alls trucks better that I feed my kids, or chickens, or bunnies. And we eat those (well, not the kids).

 

Lol, yea but it paid off I expect. That old truck has near 370,000 on it still running the original heater core. Heater core swaps suck.

 

You beat me on the miles.
I only have 280,000 miles and 25 years on the heater core. The truck did get new coolant every three years since new though.
50% percent hose water and 50% green stuff.

Also, the airlift is the greatest thing to swap coolant ever!

 

Does the 4.6 oil pan come off without removing the front axle or crossmember?
I have a leak at the oil pan that seems to be getting worse over time.

 

Que?

 

Fairly certain it does, well, lowered a little anyway.

 

I love que, especially the vinegar / pepper kind with just a hint of tomato, I got leftover pork butt with that in the fridge . had some last night. Delicious.

If you were asking about the airlift tool, this is the one I have.
They work great at getting the system filled without raising the front of the truck or running at high RPM, etc.