does any one know where to buy this delo elc nitrate free stuff ive even called chevron directly and they were zero help i dont need it in bulk im just looking for 4 gallons

if any one knows of any place even in your home town please let me know thanks guys

 

Here's a really good read on coolants. Why do you want Nitrate free? Let's not confuse nitrate's and nitrite's...

Silicates in the cooling system... - PowerStrokeNation : Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum

You can always order stuff online and have it delivered too. You don't have any big rig shops near you at all?

 

Kinda off subject, but, how do you go about flushing the cooling system? I am NOT buying that flush kit at Circle K Auto Parts and using the water hose! How much coolant is involved for a flush? Do I go to the local mech/radiator shop and get it done? The only thing I hate worse than paying someone to work on my truck, is someone else working on my truck...

The folks at Speedco said that cross contaminating ELC with non ELC stuff degrades the long life properties of ELC.

 

Stolen from another site but here it is

Flushing and cleaning the 6.0

Restore is for cleaning out any silicate goo. VC-9 is for cleaning out iron and scale. Restore Plus is the same as VC-9 and cheaper.

To flush drain the coolant by removing the lower radiator hose from the radiator, and removing the drain plug from the driver side of the block. There is a drain plug on the passenger side also but you have to remove the starter to get to it. I don't bother with that one.
I also highly recommend you pull the thermostat out on your first drain and put the housing back without the thermostat. It only takes about 10 minutes and will save you 2.5 hrs or so in doing this whole procedure.

Ok now put the lower hose back on and the drain plug back in the block if you removed it. This is the procedure you will use each time to drain the system, except you will not touch the thermostat again until you're finished the whole procedure. Make sure that you set your heater to high while doing this to flush out the heater core as well.

Fill the cooling system with distilled water, start the truck and let the water circulate for 5 minutes. (if you did not remove the thermostat you must run the truck until the thermostat opens + 5 minutes to circulate. This takes 15 to 20 minutes each cycle and is why you should just remove the thermostat) Stop the engine. Drain the system and repeat the flush.

Now add at least 1/2 gallon of Restore and fill with distilled water. I used cardboard in front of the radiator because you have to get to 185* 190* for these products to work. Drive truck or run on high idle for 60-90 minutes just before you get back from your drive remove the cardboard this will help in the cool down same on the Restore+ flush. Drain and flush 3 or 4 times. or tell clean

Add 2qts VC-9 or 1/2gal of Restore Plus, top with distilled water, and drive the truck or run on high idle for 60-90 minutes. Now drain and flush until flush water comes out clear and clean. When you get clean flush water, flush 3 more times using distilled water while draining the block.

After your final distilled water drain it is time to put the thermostat back in. I recommend you install a new thermostat at this point. They are only $20 or so and it is good maintenance procedure to do so. Fill with 3.5 or 4 gals of ELC concentrated coolant and top off with distilled water. Drive the truck or let run for a while topping off with distilled water. Check the truck over the next few days and top up as required while any air left in the system works its way out.

Keep some 50/50 ELC on hand to use to top off the cooling system from here out and you are good to go.

new t/stat from Ford it should all come together (housing-t/stat-o-ring) in a box. The part number is RT-1169
My advice is to get some ph strips from Napa and check the ph level before adding ELC coolant because you what a ph level of 7.0 if higher you must keep flushing to get to a neutral balance in the distilled water and clean then you can add coolant, for me it was 6 flushes or 24 gallons of distilled water.

Here is the Restore Product from Cummins dealer
http://www.fleetguard.com/pdfs/produ...LI33024-GB.pdf

 

@karls03: on my last thread "coolant question" I posted a link at the end of it that had the most detailed write up with pictures on how to properly drain flush and fill the cooling system. It is def worth looking at

 

thanks brondon that is a very detailed write up. Worth it too read.