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Old 01-27-2008, 09:59 PM
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how often do you all change your coolant....book says 2 yrs

should just leave ut alone.......im not having any problems
 
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The traditional chemistry coolant, green stuff, may test OK for freeze protection, but it looses it's corrosion protection after two years.

I'd say that the engineers that designed, built and tested the machine know best what it needs, and that coolant is not expensive or hard to change...

Just don't use automotive coolant. It has silicates (abrasives) in it as part of the corrosion protection package, but silicates will reduce the life of the smaller seal in motorcycle and atv water pumps.

Buy ATV/Motorcycle specific coolant, which will be silicate free.
 
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i got some maxima coolant laying around ..my 4wheelers is going to be sitting for a year and i was just wondering

im taking all my 4wheelers to my sisters in okl city.........im now going to Al Kut iraq next month.
 
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