I should win a prize...

[projectnitemare]

Heck if anything I should be getting the prize for changing my fluids within 1000 miles of what the owners manual says. I always hear geez you are always working on your cars but in all reality I'm just doing the normal scheduled work.

Matt

 

[Funnyman141]

my 87 probably had the original coolant in it when I got it, at 56,000 miles
its now sitting with around 78,000 miles in the backyard.

 

[killj0y]

For the most miles on the original green coolant in a Ranger. 12 years, 125,000 miles.

Here's what it looks like now:

That stuff has got to be battery acid by now lol. You can probably power a light bulb with your radiator!

 

[rangerbum]

Hmm. I couldn't imagine neglecting something like that for 12 years. Most of my trucks systems get attention every other month, even if just a look, they get seen and usually tested semi- regularly.

 

[BRUTUS_T_HOG]

no prob. this kind of stuff pays my bills.

thats the worst green coolant i've ever seen. i thought it was dex-coolitis

 

[adsm08]

That stuff has got to be battery acid by now lol. You can probably power a light bulb with your radiator!

Probably is. At work if I don't like the looks of someone's coolant but the hydrometer says its ok, I have been known to stick the probes of my voltmeter in the bottle looking for voltage so I have a selling point.

Then I can go out and tell the customer "Sir, your engine is turning itself into a battery and the cooling system is going to start eating itself from the inside out."

 

[jeffw920]

For the most miles on the original green coolant in a Ranger. 12 years, 125,000 miles.

Here's what it looks like now:

are you sure thats not a jar of peanut butter?

 

[TimV]

So, to bring this back, I am now at 138,000 miles. Had to replace the freeze plugs in the back of the block around 135,000. Now it needs a radiator, and I have the heads stripped off to replace the head gaskets.

Moral of the story: Change your coolant on time!

 

[PanamaExpat]

When I first saw the pic I thought you had been to the 7-11 and bought the super sized chocolate YooHoo...

 

[straycat]

No, you should be kicked in the shin by a midget for not taking care of your vehicle.

I've seen what not keeping the coolant changed can do to the insides of an engine. How about the guy that spent $12,000 to replace his 6.0L because he couldn't spend $100 to change his coolant every 3 years. It ate away the edges of the water passages at the top of the block to the point where the head gaskets wouldn't seal anymore.

^^^What he said. There are so many idiots in our world and here we have another.....lol When your truck dies soon...too BAD.

 

[TimV]

Got the heads done up today. Milled flat, 5 angle valve job, two broken exhaust studs extracted, new freeze plugs, and new valve seals. Thankfully I know some people, and was able to get the work done at a discount. Still enough to make me want to change the darn coolant more often from now on. Hopefully this fixes everything back up for awhile though.

 

[Mark_88]

Just get a 2.3 and run it really hot...crack the head and when you swap it out put in new coolant...works for me!

I don't think I've gotten more than two years out of any 2.3 combination on my truck since I've owned it...and this is variation #5 I think...so five times I've swapped out a head or whole engine...

Maybe I should think about that upgrade to a bigger engine...hmmmmm...

 

[LearjetMinako]

I've seen worse. Seen a Dodge Dakota where the coolant was so puddy like, it was like brick motar. Did the best I could to flush its coolant system, but no how to get all of it out.