Cadburys Man
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 11:03 PM |
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Coolant Type?
Hi all,
What coolant do u guys recommend for my Stuart Taylor ZX9R Locosaki?
Thanks in advance 
Daz.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 11:55 PM |
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Decent OAT antifreeze
Linky
Sale on here, I got 10 litres
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 31/12/13 at 01:36 AM |
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Cool, looks good stuff 
Do u know how much the system should take roughly?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 31/12/13 at 09:01 AM |
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You don't need anything other than a standard OAT longlife coolant.
Also check carefully what you buy as 50% pre-mix is sold at nearly the same price as full concentrate --- major con.
You might want to use pre-mix if you live in a hard water area.
[Edited on 31/12/13 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 31/12/13 at 02:47 PM |
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Righty so that stuff in the link should be fine then i take it?
Does anyone know how much needs to be put in and do i put it in neat?
Daz.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 31/12/13 at 03:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Cadburys Man
Righty so that stuff in the link should be fine then i take it?
Does anyone know how much needs to be put in and do i put it in neat?
Daz.
If you read the specs it's concentrated. Drain and flush your cooling system then mix it with an equal amount of water before
filling the system
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 2/1/14 at 09:52 AM |
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Thanks for that Rusty Nuts
How do i flush it? Do i just fill it with water to flush it out or do i need to buy a product to use?
Daz.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 2/1/14 at 12:32 PM |
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Take out the thermostat and run a hose pipe the opposite way the water flows, so push water into the head and let it gush out the radiator until it
runs clean.
You can get proprietary radiator cleaning products from halfords etc, they attack the built up scale so you drop in, run the engine for 20 minutes
then when cooled down empty and flush as above.
Regards Mark
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 9/1/14 at 03:58 PM |
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How do i fill it back up being as theres no cap on the rad? Straight in the header tank? and if so will it fill it enough to start the engine and keep
topping it up?? Wot about air locks? :-/
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britishtrident
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| posted on 9/1/14 at 06:50 PM |
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If has been running pink/orange coolant no need to flush as there should be no corrosion sediment but if it has blue/green coolant or dark red
Japanese coolant then flush out.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 9/1/14 at 07:02 PM |
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I don't think it's had any in at all by the looks of things but if it HAS then it's a VERY light blue as it looks pretty much like
water :-/
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Cadburys Man
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| posted on 12/1/14 at 07:50 PM |
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All done, thanks for the info guys
Next is the oil/filter change
Daz.
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