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Burping the cooling system (specifically the heater core)

Old Jan 20, 2016 | 11:57 AM
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NONE of this is necessary if you drill a hole in the t-stat! Do it and forget about it. I have had the coolant out of the system plenty of times with not one issue. Only thing is it will take a while to fill it because you have to wail for the air to go past the t-stat(hole) then fill with fluid. Done, Drive it with heat! A lot of t-stats have a small valve(air bleed in pic) to do this but i haven't seen one for the 5.2 5.9's.




This t stat is for a different motor but you get the idea.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2016 | 12:10 PM
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My t stat has that air bleed.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2016 | 07:40 PM
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I agree with the hole in the thermostat. Extending the hose will work,but isn't necessary with a bleed hole in the Tstat.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2016 | 08:04 PM
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^ X2

If you are replacing the thermostat (or simply "in there"), this is the easiest way to handle the issue.
 
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