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Old 07-28-2019, 08:16 PM   #10 (permalink)
Ecky
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I would be careful of overheating your coolant. This has been a problem since the water cooled egr coolers started in 2004 on the Diesel trucks. The International produced engines used in Ford and International trucks have problems overheating the coolant and plugging the engine oil coolers. Almost all the light duty Diesels have egr cooler failures that lead to coolant consumption.
My Insight 3 cylinder had problems staying warm, not cold, even with a water-cooled exhaust.
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