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Should have changed the t-stat before putting the coolant in.

If the coolant is still low you might be able to do it without losing any though.

That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.

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Yes your whole system will rust and when that happens, it's game over. I've never seen it happen to a car that didn't have overheating problems for the rest of it's life

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Stop hacking it together man seriously. Tstat cost ya 20buvks and 15 mins of time. Coolant is less than $10

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The thermostat doesn't look very hard to change. She was only gona put 2 gallons of 50/50 and the rest water. Is that bad?

It says in the owner's manual (or google) how much coolant you G'ma's cooling system holds.

Figure that out and get enough coolant to fill the system at a 50/50 mix.

Buying 50/50 is convenient, but silly. You paid the manufacturer to water down your coolant.

If you need 2 more gallons to fill the system just buy 1 gallon of pure antifreeze and add 1 gallon of water. Make your own 50/50 mix...

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When you get your new t-stat, boil some water and drop it in. make sure it opens.

Don't forget after you fill the system, run then engine till the thermostat opens cause its gonna have air in the system and its not actually full yet. After the t-stat opens you will be able to add more coolant.

edit: spelling

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