Dear colleague restorers,
I'm nearly at the point of refilling the cooling section with the greenish cooling fluid. Before I start doing this is there anything I should check/do ?
Until so far I have performed the following actions:
* drained the coolant fluid by emptying and removing the old radiator (so I've got a big stain on my garage floor now)
* installed new heater hoses
* installed new coolant hoses (to the water pump)
* installed rebuild water pump
* used new clamps for the whole circuitry
* installed correct thermostat housing and new gasket
* installed new thermostat (160 degrees)
* installed new radiator
* re-installed a new heater core
* re-installed a new heater valve
Is it now a simple matter of filling the radiator, running the engine for a minute and refilling the radiator, check for leakages and refill the radiator if needed during the first few drives ?
Any advise is appreciated...
greetings,
Rob.
I'm nearly at the point of refilling the cooling section with the greenish cooling fluid. Before I start doing this is there anything I should check/do ?
Until so far I have performed the following actions:
* drained the coolant fluid by emptying and removing the old radiator (so I've got a big stain on my garage floor now)
* installed new heater hoses
* installed new coolant hoses (to the water pump)
* installed rebuild water pump
* used new clamps for the whole circuitry
* installed correct thermostat housing and new gasket
* installed new thermostat (160 degrees)
* installed new radiator
* re-installed a new heater core
* re-installed a new heater valve
Is it now a simple matter of filling the radiator, running the engine for a minute and refilling the radiator, check for leakages and refill the radiator if needed during the first few drives ?
Any advise is appreciated...
greetings,
Rob.
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