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how to refill radiator?

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Old 11-22-2009, 09:30 AM
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how to refill radiator?

if I just fill the puke tank will it fill the radiator?

there is no cap on the radiator itself

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oh yea, 98 F150 4.2l

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why are there 6 intakes on each side of the manifold?
what do the valves in the intake do?

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Old 11-22-2009, 11:26 AM
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Yep, filling the reservoir/degas bottle will fill the radiator...
 
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Old 11-22-2009, 04:47 PM
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thanks

yea I went back out and looked, I see a big hose coming from the puke tank T'ing into the lower radiator hose


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Old 11-22-2009, 09:38 PM
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fill full, then start the truck and run till the thermostat opens and it pumps antifreeze around. shut off and let it cool. should get most of the air into the tank. refill the next morning to the full mark. putting one of those garden flush hose fittings into the heater hose line, up high, helps when bleeding out the air in the system.
 
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Old 11-23-2009, 07:01 PM
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not to hi-jack but while on the subject, but what does air in system do? does it have a certain sound?

only reason I ask because last year if anyone remembers i had that sparkplug blowout away from home so i dished out the cash for it, ever since there has been a gurgling like sound when i drive that i don't remember from before. truck isn't over heating or anything out of the ordinary just this gurgling sound.
 
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