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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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Default Re: Coolant quiz

Originally Posted by maxcichon
Dave,

FWIW, I recently replaced the radiator in my sons' 1997 Lincoln Town Car (4.6 l V8) and it took quite a number of hours of running to burp out all of the air. 3 liters of air! And I disconnected the upper rad hose and filled the rad before sealing it up.

I recently learned of some air-powered vacuum cooling system service tool

UView 550000 Airlift Cooling System Leak Checker and Airlock Purge Tool Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive

that's supposed to make this issue a thing of the past.
I agree it's not as easy as it was back in the day, drain it on the driveway, stick a hose in the rad, run it to flush it out, use corrosive substances to clean every thing inside, then pour in the coolant and add water, then top up the next day if needed. Do that every other year.

Animals, fish and insects died every time someone changed their anti-freeze.
The good old days. No wonder we are in a mess. LOL

They use something like the apparatus you describe at the assembly plants, stick a hose on and bingo all filled to spec. Nobody wants to go out and waste time checking the level a couple of times. The filler wore a rubber apron and boots, maybe its a bit cleaner these days.
 

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