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Glenn (166.102.79.61)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 6:15 am: | |
Hey Guys,
I'm gonna be changing oil (and filter) and fuel filters this weekend.
I've got all of the Baldwin filter numbers on hand that I'm gonna
need (nearly).
There's one filter that I've overlooked. It's the coolant filter. I
can't find a number on it anywhere. Could someone please give me a
filter number so I can change it while I doing the other.
Please remember, that I've only had this coach for about 3 weeks. So
I'm having to go at this slow and easy. LOL
Thanks,
Glenn
'84' MC-9
Tallulah Falls, GA. |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (67.136.241.239)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 5:06 pm: | |
It may not have a number on it. If worse comes to worse, remove it and take it down to your local, friendly truck parts store and have them match it out.
Or...you can take it down to your local, friendly Detroit Diesel dealership and have them match it out with a DD coolant filture for twice the price. |
Bulldogie (69.4.195.107)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 8:19 am: | |
Since a MCI-9 has a coolant filter, can a MCI-8 be reto fitted with one also? Where would I put it? Thanks for your help folks DA Bulldogie |
Jimmci9 (209.240.205.68)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 1:41 pm: | |
the whole idea of a coolant "filter" is a misnomer... the cartridge is mainly to supply additive to the cooling system to prevent corrosion...proper maintainence and testing of coolant will achieve the same thing...there is just a tiny flow of coolant thru the cartridge that the "pre-loaded" additive is dispersed ofer a loonnnng time....it realy doesn't filter at all... |
BrianMCI96A3 (65.160.214.236)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 10:04 am: | |
Jim, actually thats not true, there is indeed a filter element inside the cartridge.
However, you are correct that the main job is to supply additive to the coolant over an extended period of time.
How the coolant additive is time released is actually kind of interesting...
In the center of the filter is a copper 2" tube about 4" long with coolant additive inside.
Every 3/4" up the inside of the tube the coolant additive is sealed by thin discs of metal.
The very last 3/4" has holes to allow coolant water entry into the tube.
Over time the coolant additive in end of the copper tube washes away and the coolant contacts the first disc.
At that point the disc begins to corrode.
Once it has corroded enough to allow coolant to pass the additive in the next section will begin to release...
And so on until some long while later the last disc is eatten through and the last of the additive is released.
The outer section of the cartrige houses the filter element.
Brian |
Bulldogie (69.4.194.116)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 11:17 am: | |
OK so back to my question, can an MCI-8 be retro fitted and where would I put it? |