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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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antifreeze level

I recently flushed my rad by distilled water and new gold antireeze (in my 2003 6.0 psd) one thing is odd when truck is hot reserve level is very low but when I shut motor off it comes back to min level....any thoughs what could be doing this or is a thing not to worry over.the winemaker
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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not to worry the system builds up a lot of pressure so it "compresses" the coolant when the motor is hot.

Also the coolant level should be kept at or a little below the minimum line not the max when cold
 
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