Dexcool problems

[78BIG-TEN]

Back in the day I read an article in a trade magazine where Ford was trying to develop a phenolic engine.I was told that by an old radiator shop that it was cause by voltage in the coolant.Every fleet that I worked with checked the coolant with a volt meter,if it had any a flush was done

[roundhouse]

I've heard the circulating water can build up a small static electricity charge

The 7.3 diesels have issues with cavitation
Around the cylinders
The diesel explosion shakes the water away from the cylinder for a millisecond

When the water rushes back around the cylinder it causes a tiny microscopic bit of erosion of the metal

After many years it can eat a hole thru the metal

There is an additive that was developed to address this issue and it actually works

So before you buy a used 7.3 bring a test strip and see if they additive is present in the coolant


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[LTZ C20]

Where there's a cool piece of info I didn't know! Thanks Roundhouse.

[Blazin]

Any of my customers that still have Dex Cool in their system I tell them they need to flush it, & go back to green coolant. Have seen dozens of issues with Dex Cool doing just what the pics show.