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Originally Posted by rkleypas
I think I made progress last night. I pulled the t stat and it appears to work fine in 160 water. Reinstalled that and filled the system. It got hot with the cap off. I shut it off and lots of steam came out. Filled the radiator and over flow canister and started to get air bubbles out of the overflow. This only started to happen after the cap was back on the radiator. My top hose gets real hot, bottom hose not so much. I'm going to run it when I get home to see if it runs around 160. The overflow bottle was drawing fluid into the radiator After I re capped it. Should I keep coolant in the overflow? I was never able to see coolant moving. It seemed like the hoses were flimsy until I capped it. Lots of info I know so thanks for the help...
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yes, keep the over flow half to 3/4 full when hot.....check the level when cold. You should have fluid in the bottle with a engine cold.
Top off the radiator. Reinstall cap. Run, let it get to normal op temp. Verify the fans run and note temp. See what the bottle level is.