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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Vegas bottle(s)

So is this bottle visible to the naked eye looking in engine compartment....what to look for in wear, etc....
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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You are probably thinking of the 'degas' bottle. It is on the driver side of the engine compartment.

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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Degas bottle....Its the coolant resivoir located near the firewall towards the drivers side of the engine compartment. Kind of yellow/gold with a black top looking thing with a cap on it. Your radiator does not have a cap on it like the old days, this is where you fill your cooling system.

Keep in mind, although there is a min and max lines on it, NEVER fill it above the MIN line. Use only ford gold coolant or the zerex gold.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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what to look for in expecting possible problems in past......stains and such? leaking?
 
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Biggest telltale sign is a white residue on the tank.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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I was wondering what a "VEGAS Bottle" was... I was thinking it was some sort of new mod! LOL
 
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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What happens in the degas bottle doesn't always stay in the degas bottle.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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What happens in the degas bottle doesn't always stay in the degas bottle.
I resisted the urge of posting something like this
 
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What happens in the degas bottle doesn't always stay in the degas bottle.

You the man today.
 
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Originally Posted by 06silvercrew
Degas bottle....Its the coolant resivoir located near the firewall towards the drivers side of the engine compartment. Kind of yellow/gold with a black top looking thing with a cap on it. Your radiator does not have a cap on it like the old days, this is where you fill your cooling system.

Keep in mind, although there is a min and max lines on it, NEVER fill it above the MIN line. Use only ford gold coolant or the zerex gold.
Isn't that Ford Gold and Zerex GO-5. I thought anything else but was a major NO NO. Turn you cooling system into thick slime.
 
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