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06-11-2013, 04:03 PM

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No that's the level when the engine is hot

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06-11-2013, 04:13 PM

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What Coolant are you using? or did you replace it with?

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06-11-2013, 04:22 PM

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It still looks like you simply have too much coolant in it.

7 Gallons is a lot of capacity, so taking out a quart or 2 isn't going to hurt.

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06-11-2013, 04:26 PM

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Not sure specifically what type of coolant. My mechanic replaced it because I had it done when I had my tires mounted and aligned.

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06-11-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselPoweredPlayer

No that's the level when the engine is hot

Look at the picture I posted on the first page of this thread. The yellow sticker denotes the new MIN and MAX lines. The new MAX line is well below the old MIN line. This might not be your problem, but it certainly isn't helping if you're overfilled.

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06-11-2013, 06:15 PM

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Go to Autozone and buy the following.... under 20 Bucks...

12" of 3/8" I.D. gas hose

6 1/2" hose clamps

3/8" Vacuum Tee

25 PSI gauge

Cut the hose running from the radiator to the degauss tank

insert tee use 2 clamps

cut 4" of hose and clamp to middle tee barb use 2 hose clamps

insert hose from rad install into side barb use original clamp

run 8" hose to tank use 2 hose clamps

Drive truck for 15 minutes to raise temp to normal...

Lift hood and read guage, if over 11 PSI likely to be over 16 then you have head gasket failure.

If it's under you've over filled the tank.

You could have air block in the tank and need to bleed off the pressure if this never happened before the coolant change.

You can get a scangauge II on eBay
Codes are here.....
http://www.scangauge.com/support/x-gauge/ford-specific-xgauges/

Denny

I went to autozone and they didnt have a psi gauge that would stand up to the temps of being left under the hood. Do you have a brand or a part # for reference?

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06-11-2013, 06:32 PM

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for the 3rd and last time see both of my prior post. post #25.
this is were you need to start. belive me or not.
best of luck

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06-11-2013, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselPoweredPlayer

I went to autozone and they didnt have a psi gauge that would stand up to the temps of being left under the hood. Do you have a brand or a part # for reference?

Uhmmmm - you should actually run the hose such that the gauge is in the cab - away from the heat. The gauge is in the vapor space so that you shouldn't even have the hot coolant up against the gauge (even if you did leave it under the hood).

The Lisle LIS20300 pressure/vacuum gauge will work (I believe it only goes to 14 or 15 psig though). O'Reilley's sells it.

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 492pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=656 x:str><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 492pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 23324" width=656><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 13.2pt" height=18><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 492pt; HEIGHT: 13.2pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8" class=xl24 height=18 width=656 align=left>Also - OTC 5613 Vacuum / Pressure Gauge Kit (0-15 psig)</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 13.2pt" height=18><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 13.2pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8" height=18></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 13.2pt" height=18><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 13.2pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8" class=xl24 height=18 align=left>Mityvac sells a 0-30 psig gauge and also does vacuum. It would be ideal: MVA6181

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 492pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=656 x:str><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 492pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 23324" width=656><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 13.2pt" height=18><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 492pt; HEIGHT: 13.2pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8" class=xl24 height=18 width=656 align=left>Lastly: KD Tools (0-15 psig) Model# KDS2521 and Actron CP7802 (0-15 psig)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nts-degas.html
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I believe you are equipped with enough information to resolve the issue. +1 on best of luck.

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