Need help bleeding coolant
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Need help bleeding coolant
My truck right now is running at 220-230 still. Ever since I drained my coolant while doing the plenum repair I've had problems with it running warm. I've replaced the water pump, thermostat (works...tested in boiling water), temp sensor, and some hoses. It only wants to take about 8 liters of coolant and my owners manual says it holds 20. I know I do not have any blockage in the system. I've flushed it mutiple times.
I've done some searching and some say to jack the passenger side up so that the rad cap is above the heater core. Should I remove the cap when doing this? Also, any other tricks out there to bleed the system?
I've done some searching and some say to jack the passenger side up so that the rad cap is above the heater core. Should I remove the cap when doing this? Also, any other tricks out there to bleed the system?
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I just work from the thermostat housing to the radiator, squeezing the upper rad hose until all the bubbles are out. Constantly adding coolant until I dont get anymore bubbles. I do this while its running. Make sure there is no pressure in the radiator first...I take the cap off when its nice and cool before I start it.
Hope this helps. Worked for me everytime. And I dont jack up the front
Hope this helps. Worked for me everytime. And I dont jack up the front