here is a thought not sure if they still sell them or where to get them but im sure you can find them somewhere

they at one time had some FLex hoses that were steel or aluminum. Wonder if you could get them for the Monte carlos? they wernt cheap but they would last forever damed near and the only thing you have to change for them is a short rubber collor at the front nd back of the hose where it connected to the Rad, or the block
those ould be nice for the montes and also a cheap replacement int he long run,

 

I'll bet ya Summit has some kits. But it would be really cool to have a set custom made..


A dress up kit of sorts..

TVW

 

So of the several ways for it to become contaminated, you give one, which basically boils down to you not wanting to carry some with you. That's pretty logical

I don't have to think about that situation cause I've never been in a situation like that in the 15 years I've been driving and knowing that I have a special coolant that may not be available everywhere, I made sure to grab some the day after I bought my car.

I don't care what you guys do, I'm just trying to understand why. Mickey, if you're gonna make a point, at least make a logical one. Your last comments were pretty ridiculous. Why do you think I'd care what you use in your engine or tranny? You could **** in em if you thought that works better for all I care. My thing with this coolant issue is that I am wanting to know why you guys are so worried about it that you want to switch over when there isn't a single case that any of us are aware of that shows a failure of dexcool when it's changed in the appropriate intervals, not cross contaminated and maintained at the appropriate level. I will make the change too once I see otherwise.

 

For me, since I do my own maintenance, I don't think this is a necessary step. I can keep the level where it should be, etc. And for those of you who have and are gonna keep DexCool, you may want to check this out

DexCool tips to avoiding coolant issues

 

Thanks everyone for the input!!!! I am glad there are people like you out there.
04monteLS, on the tranny issue, that sounds exactly like mine!! Can you let me know what the dealership tells you?

Sorry I havent replied in so long, I was on vacation. Thanks again everyone!!!!

 

Will do. I won't be taking it in to the shop for a few weeks though, like the end of June. But once I do I'll let you know how it went, hopefully it'll be just as pleasant and productive as when I took it in for my cd player issue.

 

04MonteLS, Did you take your car into the shop? I was wondering what the dealership told you about the coolant and the tranny issues?

 

I went to drop it off yesterday, there was a little mix up so I ended up keeping it with the anticipation of getting a phone call to bring it back so I could leave it with them and take home an Implala loaner........I never got the phone call[:@]

I'll talk to them this week to see if we can get this taken care of

 

I'm here at the dealer turning my car in, just waiting for them to bring my rental.

I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

 

Thanks for keeping me posted LS!!