Help Again Please Coolant

Adams2013 · Jun 17, 2013

I Changed My T-Stat Saturday
Lost A Little Bit Of Coolant
Dident Know The Difference
So I Toped It Off With A Gallon
Of Preston Coolant
Found Out That Was A Bad Idea

So I Went To Dodge Today
Bought The Right Mopar Coolant
$100 For 2 Gallons

I Did Not Know How To Pull Drian Plug On
Rad.. So I Disconected to Bottom Rad
Hose And Flush it For A Couple Min
Also Flushed The Resivor
When I Went To Put The Coolant
It Only Took 1-1/2 Gallons
Then Filled Couldent Even Put Water
So I Drained Some Coolant To Put Some Distilled
Water....Will I Be Ok And Do You Think
That The All The Prestone Is Out?
Only Took Off Bottom Rad Hose
And Left Started For A Little Bit To Let It Heat Up
To Make Rest Of Coolant Come Out

Did I Do Anything Wrong Or Will I Be Ok???

shawnb1043 · Jun 18, 2013

Sounds pretty good. just hope its close to a 50/50 mixture. If you flushed it good enough you should be fine.

HolyRamBatman · Jun 18, 2013

I would think it would take more than 1 1/2 gals. to fill an empty system but I could be wrong. The radiator alone should hold at least 2 gals.

What do ya'll think????

toofart · Jun 18, 2013

There's an allen key nut at the top of the engine, turn it a bit, it will let the system burp. Have a friend open it occasionally with the engine running, keep an eye on coolant level. Get all that air out.

BlownGP · Jun 18, 2013

toofart said:
There's an allen key nut at the top of the engine, turn it a bit, it will let the system burp. Have a friend open it occasionally with the engine running, keep an eye on coolant level. Get all that air out.

By the T-stat housings?

I just changed my T-stat too and added probably a quart and half of the Zerex G05 with some distilled water.

I didnt burb it. Didn't know you could on these trucks.

toofart · Jun 18, 2013

Yes, by the tsat housing. If all you changed was the tsat air should just work its way up to the reservoir. But the OP emptied his system, it should take more than 1 1/2 gals.

BlownGP · Jun 18, 2013

Ok, got it.. Thanks for the quick response.

Burla · Jun 18, 2013

You are never supposed to put hose water in the Radiator. If you ever do you should at a minimum have a filter on it. You are only supposed to use distilled water. The fact you drained some and put distilled wont protect you. You really need to buy some RMI 25 and that stuff protects your radiator when someone runs hose water in their vehicle. It will not mess with your mixture and mixes with any coolant. It will keep the minerals from rusting the engine and radiator. Many places can test your coolant mix level, definitely get that done. I once ruined my favorite truck running hose water and not burping the system and the level got low and rusted out. So now I'm kinda **** on it. RMI 25 should be in every radiator, it is that good.

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