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Old Apr 22, 2018 | 08:45 PM
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Shouldn't this be in the Gushmore Section?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2018 | 09:12 PM
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Should be in the crypt. Thread is a couple yeas old.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 10:29 AM
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How many miles before coolant should be flushed/changed?

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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 11:16 AM
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according to your owner's manual:



 
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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I think it says every two years to change it out.
 
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no, i'm pretty sure it is every 30,000 miles. i'm quite sure that i've seen it somewhere. like maybe two posts above?
 
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I feel sure this topic comes up often in the Gushmore Section...
 
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Old Aug 13, 2018 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch
no, i'm pretty sure it is every 30,000 miles. i'm quite sure that i've seen it somewhere. like maybe two posts above?
You are correct ! I was wrong. 30,000 mile is what my service manual says. I could of swore i read every two years somewhere. Must have been thinking of the brake fluid. So sorry .
 
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Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
Shouldn't this be in the Gushmore Section?
Lol.... Oh no you Dih-Int!
I thought I was the last hold out in the "Gushmore" clan!
Kudos sir!
 
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