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YOUR RESEARCHThermostat stuck closed?
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It is a solidly reliable way to fill all those darn hoses.
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You need to use 5 to 6 gallons if ALL of the coolant was previously evacuated properly.
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So I had an accident and radiator got damaged so the coolant spilled out.
The car was in the body shop for 4 months, they don't know how to properly top up the coolant system so I offered to help, I read though the forum here and there are great instructions on how to do it without the vacuum tool.
Anyway, we got the rear end slightly in air, cabin heater to max, opened the bleeder valve, topped up the tank, turned it on, slight revs, topped the tank again and so on. We put about 3 gallons (12 liters) of coolant in.
Temperature was rising steadily and normally, as it got to about middle in the gauge (that's the operating temp) coolant started to spill out of the tank very fast, about half a quart (half a liter) spilled out in a few seconds, we turned off the engine immediately as it looked it got to a boiling point.
Radiator hoses, both top and bottom were cold. There is coolant in the radiator hoses, I can hear them slush, however it seems there is also air inside (can't be sure).
Is it possible that the thermostat is stuck closed by sitting without coolant for months?
Why are you helping the shop?
Why don't they have a vacuum fill system?
3 gallons is just 1/2 capacity. You need to use 5 to 6 gallons if ALL of the coolant was previously evacuated properly.
Is the Pelican tool - $87.29 as good as a uView Filler tool that Ahsai uses in his thread? Curious.
Schwaben Cooling System Coolant Air Purge/Refill Tool. Used to refill the cooling system without air pocket issues
old thread 2013--
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...pump-tips.html
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