What type of coolant for my 383 lt1 ?
What type of coolant for my 383 lt1 ? So my 383 lt1 build is getting close to being done and I was wondering what kinda of coolant people use ? I know stock they used Dex or the (orange) coolant. But I was wondering if I can just use the normal green coolant.. I hear dex likes to eat away at head gaskets...? Lmk
So my 383 lt1 build is getting close to being done and I was wondering what kinda of coolant people use ? I know stock they used Dex or the (orange) coolant. But I was wondering if I can just use the normal green coolant.. I hear dex likes to eat away at head gaskets...? Lmk
Go green, but only if all coolant passages and hoses have been thoroughly washed to be rid of the orange coolant.
And don't do this if the engine is exposed to below freezing temps for any length of time...
And don't do this if the engine is exposed to below freezing temps for any length of time...
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I do 100% distilled and water wetter in the summer months and 70% distilled 30% dexcool and water wetter in the winter. I do road race often and I live in Texas so I adjust based on temps. It’s part of racing.
50/50 in cold areas is a safe mix for dexcool. Works well...
-Don
50/50 in cold areas is a safe mix for dexcool. Works well...
-Don
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IIRC, The Dex-Cool issue "sludging up engines" was from the stop leak pellets in cooling systems which reacted to the DexCool
My 96 cam from factory with Dex as it had a 100k mi service life to go along with the OBD2 cars 100k mi major service interval. In less than 2 years my cooling system had brown sludge in it. The dealership, under warranty, flushed the system and put green in. Have been running green for the last 20 years now. YNNV
My 96 cam from factory with Dex as it had a 100k mi service life to go along with the OBD2 cars 100k mi major service interval. In less than 2 years my cooling system had brown sludge in it. The dealership, under warranty, flushed the system and put green in. Have been running green for the last 20 years now. YNNV
Coolant also acts as a lubricant for the water pump. I've never used it, but if water wetter has lubricating properties then there should be no issue. Also, ONLY used distilled water.
