Keith Browning Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Engine Cooling System Iron Cleaner. Is this stuff new? It is listed in TSB 08-23-1 and I haven't seen it listed in other TSB's as of yet. The bottles I got were back ordered. Just wondering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 We used it for the big bore diesels for cooling system cleaning that had to much DCA in it and made the coolant turn to jello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hempstead Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I used it on the last egr cooler failure I did. Hotline line instructed me to use 2 qts when flushing the cooling system, that was before the tsb and that really confused me at the time. Parts had to order it a case at a time. It seemed to work good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlep Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'll be giving it a try monday with the 6.0 I just finished the head gaskets on today, from what the hotline says it's supposed to be pretty powerful stuff. The 3 gals of simply green really makes me wonder tho /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/scratchhead.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I used it on tuesday on a 6.0 that had oil in the cooling system. Worked pretty well. STINKS LIKE HELL once it is hot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherH Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I have a strong feeling that this is the same acid stuff that we used to use for the Taurus/Sable "brown coolant" TSB 01-11-06. That stuff used the long number F8AZ-19A503-AA, and I remember it has a really strong smell to it. It also had all kinds of warnings about no skin contact, no painted surface contact, etc. As well as the warning that you had to get every bit of it out of the engine or it would do very bad things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The only thing the TSB says is it will lower the longevity of the antifreeze. I remember that Taurus one - if you left that shit in the cooling system it would eat the heater core, radiator, and anything else in it's path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherH Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Maybe they toned this stuff down a little bit--the MSDS says that it has phosponic acid in it, but maybe its not quite as strong as that old Taurus stuff. I have a 6.0 with an oil cooler failure that needs this revised flush performed tomorrow--hopefully it works better than the vc1 crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Ford just released a new message saying that you now have to monitor and adjust the coolant in 6.4's on a timely basis or engine damage will occur. I guess that takes the free out of maintenance free gold coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherH Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Well, I am still waiting for my VC9 to show up--ended up flushing my 6.0 oil cooler failure with a product call "Trapshoot" from Sunrise Chemical. It is a citrus based degreaser for drains and plumbing, and it seems to work better than anything else I've tried so far. Parts Dept. says that they ordered VC9 a month ago and it is still on backorder? Anyone else having this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 I recall it being on backorder but my parts department seems to have two bottles every time I NEED IT now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 We haven't had any issue with it. When we first ordered it it was backorder, but since then it's been pretty straight goin to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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