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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Coolant Flush and Fill Kit
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny O" data-source="post: 992615" data-attributes="member: 61743"><p>On many late model vehicles it is next to impossible to get a Flush-n-Fill kit on, or the heater hoses that you can find are too low to fill the system properly. </p><p></p><p>The JohnnyO method:</p><p></p><p>Tools needed: screwdriver, two gallons of distilled water, two gallons of Prestone, drain pan.</p><p></p><p>1. Pull off lower radiator hose, drain into pan.</p><p></p><p>2. Reconnect hose, clamp is optional.</p><p></p><p>3. Fill radiator with distilled water, start engine, keep filling, install cap just one click tight, turn on heater.</p><p></p><p>4. Turn left on Reno St., through light, left on Pittsburgh Rd., left onto Deer Lane, left onto Ohio Ave. (this is about 2 miles total), park in front of my house.</p><p></p><p>5. Repeat steps 1 thru 4.</p><p></p><p>6. Repeat step 5.</p><p></p><p>7. Remove lower hose, drain, reconnect and clamp.</p><p></p><p>8. Fill radiator with Prestone, start engine, monitor coolant level.</p><p></p><p>9. Install cap one click tight, repeat step 4.</p><p></p><p>10. Add Prestone as necessary, tighten cap fully.</p><p></p><p>It sounds harder than it is.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Basically about half the total capacity will remain in the block as water. So add half the total capacity in straight antifreeze. There is no block drain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny O, post: 992615, member: 61743"] On many late model vehicles it is next to impossible to get a Flush-n-Fill kit on, or the heater hoses that you can find are too low to fill the system properly. The JohnnyO method: Tools needed: screwdriver, two gallons of distilled water, two gallons of Prestone, drain pan. 1. Pull off lower radiator hose, drain into pan. 2. Reconnect hose, clamp is optional. 3. Fill radiator with distilled water, start engine, keep filling, install cap just one click tight, turn on heater. 4. Turn left on Reno St., through light, left on Pittsburgh Rd., left onto Deer Lane, left onto Ohio Ave. (this is about 2 miles total), park in front of my house. 5. Repeat steps 1 thru 4. 6. Repeat step 5. 7. Remove lower hose, drain, reconnect and clamp. 8. Fill radiator with Prestone, start engine, monitor coolant level. 9. Install cap one click tight, repeat step 4. 10. Add Prestone as necessary, tighten cap fully. It sounds harder than it is. Basically about half the total capacity will remain in the block as water. So add half the total capacity in straight antifreeze. There is no block drain. [/QUOTE]
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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Coolant Flush and Fill Kit
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