Maintenance and Specifications
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Thevehiclemayneedtobedriven10miles(16km)ormoreto
relearntheidleandfueltrimstrategy.
Ifyoudonotallowtheenginetorelearnitsidletrim,theidle
qualityofyourvehiclemaybeadverselyaffecteduntiltheidle
trimiseventuallyrelearned.
Ifthebatteryhasbeendisconnectedoranewbatteryhasbeeninstalled,
theclockandthepresetradiostationsmustberesetoncethebatteryis
reconnected.
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Alwaysdisposeofautomotive
batteriesinaresponsiblemanner.
Followyourlocalauthorized
standardsfordisposal.Callyour
localauthorizedrecyclingcenter
tofindoutmoreaboutrecycling
automotivebatteries.
RECYCLE
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
mileageintervalslistedintheScheduledMaintenanceGuide .The
coolantconcentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantanddistilled
water,whichequatestoafreezepointof-34°F(-36°C).Coolant
concentrationtestingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester
(suchastheRotundaBatteryandAntifreezeTester,014–R1060).The
levelofcoolantshouldbemaintainedatthe“FULLCOLD”levelor
withinthe“COLDFILLRANGE”inthecoolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfalls
below,addcoolantpertheinstructionsintheAddingenginecoolant
section.
Yourvehiclewasfactory-filledwitha50/50enginecoolantandwater
concentration.Iftheconcentrationofcoolantfallsbelow40%orabove
60%,
50–50
theenginepartscouldbecomedamagedornotworkproperly.A
mixtureofcoolantandwaterprovidesthefollowing:
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Freezeprotectiondownto-34°F(-36°C).
Boilingprotectionupto265°F(129°C).
Protectionagainstrustandotherformsofcorrosion.
Enablescalibratedgaugestoworkproperly.
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2005
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450, Ford F-550 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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