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Why would my radiator not take the right amount of coolant I drained the coolant from the petcock and the lower rad hose When filling it back up it only took 8-9 quarts instead of 12 the 4.0 it should?
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∙ 16y ago
That number is the capacity of the coolant system. Even after the radiator is drained there is still about 3-4 quarts in the engine and heater core lines. to completely replace all coolant you will need to flush the system with water and consider the remaining water in the system into your 50-50 mix ratio.
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