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Old 08-27-2019, 09:53 AM   #1
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Hey Maytag

Sounds like you didnt burp it completely.
Keep the valve open and drive it keeping some coolant available for refill. Just happened to me. The best way however is to use a vacuum fill setup where you pull vacuum on the coolant tank and then let the coolant get sucked in. Coolant temp sensor is on the driver side oil pump manifold in the front of the engine. The coolant tank has a level sensor that sets off the red light on the temp gauge.
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Old 08-27-2019, 10:19 AM   #2
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Hey Maytag

Sounds like you didnt burp it completely.
Keep the valve open and drive it keeping some coolant available for refill. Just happened to me. The best way however is to use a vacuum fill setup where you pull vacuum on the coolant tank and then let the coolant get sucked in. Coolant temp sensor is on the driver side oil pump manifold in the front of the engine. The coolant tank has a level sensor that sets off the red light on the temp gauge.
aaaahhhhh..... very good.

Is that single temp sensor responsible for the Gauge as well as the fans coming-on? And also the engine compartment purge fan?
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Old 08-30-2019, 06:53 AM   #3
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And also the engine compartment purge fan?
The engine compartment temp is measured by a different sensor located at the green arrow in the photo (courtesy of our forum sponsor)...

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Old 08-27-2019, 10:20 AM   #4
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AZ986s is probably right. Try re draining the fluid into a very clean container so you can reuse it and use a vacuum system to check for leaks and refill. I bought a vacuum system from Amazon for $60 it makes refilling with out air pockets so much easier. I still left the bleeder open for a few days but only had to top off a cup or so of coolant.
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