![]() ![]() I then poured the remaining 3 quarts of distilled water in the coolant tank. Since the radiator was now empty and so was the tank, I poured 1 gallon and 1 quart (5 quarts) of distilled water in the radiator after closing the valve. This tells me that 500 miles of hwy/city did not pull anything from the reservoir. I siphoned out the coolant tank and it was all blue. But I dont think I need that since the coolant was normal color. However, I expected way more to come out, the rest must be in the block and only true way to eliminate is a professional flush. It was all brand new orange/pink colored coolant, no blue rainx. But when I opened the drain on the bottom driver side of the radiator, only 5 quarts came out into a 15 quart pan. I also planned on using 4 full gallons of water to run in the truck until at operating temperature plus 10 minutes, with defrost on high heat. ![]() I planned on using both gallons of coolant and 2 gallons of distilled water since that equals 16 quarts (manual says it holds 18.3 quarts but as we know, a little stays behind). I also purchased 6 gallons of distilled water from local grocery store as this is needed (do not use tap water). I could not do anything about it at the time, so when I got home the next day, I ordered 2 gallons of mopar concentrate 68163848AB from (after tons of research, this is the correct part number and best price I could find ~$18 per gallon). I thought to myself "uh oh" and I stopped at a gas station, opened the lid of my coolant tank and sure enough, it smelled like straight rainx. I wasn't thinking about it until the next day DURING my 200 mile trip. In my defense, I am not the first to do this as the coolant tank is black with a yellow cap on the left of the radiator (when looking at it from the front) and the washer tank is black with a yellow cap as well on the right. I was on auto-pilot changing my oil and washing my 2021 Ram 5.7 and I put half gallon of rainx windshield washer fluid in the coolant tank. As I sit here and write this, I know how stupid this is going to sound, I normally have common sense - but I had a really dumb moment. ![]()
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