Coolant change help

[dsallean]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

What was the minimum vacuum reading you maintained with the AIrlift throughout the entire refill process?
That may be the problem.

I haven't used the airlift yet, so the system is still empty. I actually just kind of ran out of time this weekend so I thought I would stop here and get back to filling the system after some more checking with the experts.

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Short of standing the car on end and shaking it a couple of times, you are not going to get all the coolant out. The best you are going to get doing a gravity drain is around 80-85% of the system's capacity. Refilling the car with distilled water, then running it for a bit before draining will help get rid of any remaining old coolant.

Thanks JFP. I'll do that and cross my fingers that I haven't screwed anything up with all the work I have done recently!