Coolant change 101....HELP !!!

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Jan 6, 2014 | 01:31 AM

osteo16

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Coolant change 101....HELP !!!

2004 6.0..... Did BeachBumbCooks flush, with thermostat on. Drove truck till therm opened, opened stopcock, drained, filled with distilled water and did again.. 4 times. Last drain, closed stopcock, started to put in GO5 and only got a little over 2 gallons in before degas was full. Anyone have any ideas.... Really bumbed at this point. Thanks for any input.

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Jan 6, 2014 | 02:55 AM

lupuseven

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not sure why this time its not re-filling this time around, try removing top hose to see if maybe its an air pocket thing.

Jan 6, 2014 | 07:51 AM

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To get the majority of water out you need to pull the lower hose and open both block pet*****. You can do it with one petcock but will take a little more flushing. When done add the proper amount of straight coolant for a 50/50 mix and then top off with distilled water.