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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Where should my coolant level be when cold and when hot, I'm confused sorry..
 
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1/2 inch below the minimum line when cold.
 
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So it may not even be visable when hot?

Is that using the ORIGINAL decal minimum line or the newer decal minimum line?
 
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I keep mine at the min mark when cold (new decal). Cheezit recommended 1/2" below that in an earlier post. The level is visible cold. It comes up to about minimum when hot.
 
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