How much antifreeze are you suppose to put in a 96 dodge ram 1500 5.2L are you suppose to fill the radiator and the reservoir bottle up? Or what?

 

straight from service manual, I myself have never put anything in the reservoir
STANDARD PROCEDURE—REFILLING
COOLING SYSTEM 3.9L/5.2L/5.9L/8.0L
ENGINES
WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE CYLINDER BLOCK
DRAIN PLUGS OR LOOSEN RADIATOR DRAINCOCK
WITH SYSTEM HOT AND UNDER PRESSURE.
SERIOUS BURNS FROM COOLANT CAN OCCUR.
DO NOT WASTE reusable coolant. If solution is
clean, drain coolant into a clean container for reuse.
Clean cooling system prior to refilling. (Refer to 7 -
COOLING - STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(1) Install cylinder block drain plugs. Coat the
threads with Mopart Thread Sealant with Teflon.
(2) Close radiator petcock.
(3) Fill cooling system with a 50/50 mixture of
water and antifreeze.
(4) Fill coolant reserve/overflow tank to FULL
mark on indicator stick.
(5) Start and operate engine until thermostat
opens (upper radiator hose warm to touch).
(6) If necessary, add a 50/50 water and antifreeze
mixture to the coolant reserve/overflow tank. This is
done to maintain coolant level between the FULL
and ADD marks. The level in the reserve/overflow
tank may drop below the ADD mark after three or
four warm-up and cool-down cycles.
STANDARD PROCEDURE—REFILLING

 

I don't know the exact amount, but yes fill the radiator clear up to the cap, fill the overflow up to the full line. If you have recently drained the system you will likely have to burp the system, which isn't difficult. All you need to do for that is jack up the front passenger side of the truck, take the radiator cap off and start the truck and let it idle up to operating temp. Watch inside the radiator for when the tstat opens, you will see the level go down. Continue adding until it appears to have stabilized.

shoot ^^ guess he beat me to it!

 

Thanks fellas...I feel stupid for not knowing this lol.