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| Author: | Squeeto [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
Truck pointing downhill, I have drained the coolant, removed the lower hose and blown out as much coolant as I could using a shop vac. Referenced from: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=56486 The refill is only 9.5 liters out of a specified 12.5. Are the specs wrong or does an amount still hide in the system? Anyone else measure what goes in? It is coming up to spring soon; time to address this. Happy 9 ºC (48 ºF) today in Victoria, Canada. |
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| Author: | Joe Romas [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
When I replaced my thermostat I used compressed air, NOT AT FULL PRESSURE, to get as much coolant out as possible  Including the bottle I was within a quart of the spec  I added one half the total capacity of G5 then added distilled water purchased from the drug store. Distilled water is cheap, under $2 a gallon, I can't understand why people would pay so much for a gallon jug half full of water 
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| Author: | warp2diesel [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
Vote: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=58581 That way we can post errors in the KJ CRD FSM |
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| Author: | Squeeto [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
warp2diesel wrote: Done. |
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| Author: | stoutdog [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
I will say that the FSM disagrees with itself on coolant capacity. At one point it says 12.5L or 13qts; at another it says 12.5L or 11.8qts. 12.5L is really slightly over 13qts. |
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| Author: | Squeeto [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coolant capacity - are the specs correct? |
stoutdog wrote: I will say that the FSM disagrees with itself on coolant capacity. At one point it says 12.5L or 13qts; at another it says 12.5L or 11.8qts. 12.5L is really slightly over 13qts. My '06 owner's manual says 13 qts, 12.5 liters. |
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