jericho
Registered User
I'm really confused with all the threads I've read on what can be used and what products are compatible with each other.
On a recent 2k mi round trip I had just changed coolant before with peak fleet charge, reading here somewhere that it was good for our engines. ('93 F250 na copper radiator) 340 miles from home my water pump seal let go with a steady flow. Pulling a new trailer and not wanting to search for a good mechanic I drove all the way home after stocking up on 15 gal. of water. Stopping every 30-35 miles to add about 3/4 gal. of water I made it home fine but wore out, going thru NYC was was the hard part, with one stretch from Staten Island to Queens with no place to pull over. Used about 10 gal overall. Whew!
Now I'm pretty sure this was the original 27 year old water pump and the strain of a long trip might have been the last straw. But when I had changed the fluid I didn't do a flush so the block still had old in it. Fleetguard.
Now I'm ready to install the new motorcraft pump arriving tomorrow. the block drain plugs are out and I've poured distilled water in the 4 holes where the water pump goes to help flush everything out. Is there still much coolant left in the block after the drain plugs are removed? I'm going to also try to flush the heater out. Is peak fleetcharge good for our application? Do the SCA's need to be added to later? If so, I have some fleetguard DCA4 additive and Ford additive. Are they compatible with the peak, or each other?
Sorry for all the questions and I appreciate any help, got a lot of long trailer hauls in the near future.
On a recent 2k mi round trip I had just changed coolant before with peak fleet charge, reading here somewhere that it was good for our engines. ('93 F250 na copper radiator) 340 miles from home my water pump seal let go with a steady flow. Pulling a new trailer and not wanting to search for a good mechanic I drove all the way home after stocking up on 15 gal. of water. Stopping every 30-35 miles to add about 3/4 gal. of water I made it home fine but wore out, going thru NYC was was the hard part, with one stretch from Staten Island to Queens with no place to pull over. Used about 10 gal overall. Whew!
Now I'm pretty sure this was the original 27 year old water pump and the strain of a long trip might have been the last straw. But when I had changed the fluid I didn't do a flush so the block still had old in it. Fleetguard.
Now I'm ready to install the new motorcraft pump arriving tomorrow. the block drain plugs are out and I've poured distilled water in the 4 holes where the water pump goes to help flush everything out. Is there still much coolant left in the block after the drain plugs are removed? I'm going to also try to flush the heater out. Is peak fleetcharge good for our application? Do the SCA's need to be added to later? If so, I have some fleetguard DCA4 additive and Ford additive. Are they compatible with the peak, or each other?
Sorry for all the questions and I appreciate any help, got a lot of long trailer hauls in the near future.
