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n8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
22:17:09
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i just bought a t-stat from autozone and it says to drain the cooant before i put it on....anybody put one of these on and do you have to drain the coolant? i dont really see any need to but i will if i have to. and will i notice any difference in the take off or top end?
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98FlameRdDak
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
22:44:57
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You are going to lose some antifreeze...but not much. When you remove the 2 bolts holding the housing you will lose what is in the upper radiator hose. About 1 pint if that. Don't take off the radiator cap...it will keep a vacuum in the block and it won't come pouring out once you remove the t-stat.
Good luck trying to scrape away the old gasket on the block though...that was fun. Leave the old t-stat in place while you scrape away the gasket so nothing can fall into the engine block itself. I had mine changed in about 45 minutes including the scraping part.
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bernd
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4/12/2002
00:30:22
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Easier (and less messy) method of removing coolant before removing t'stat: Use the drain (pet-cock) on the bottom of the radiator. Drain out about 1/2 gallon and there's almost no mess.
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
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98FlameRdDak
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2002
20:22:07
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Sure, there is that way of doing it as well...but what fun would that be?
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justin
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2002
20:50:32
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if you dont know what your doin take it to a shop, a guy put mine in for $25 and changed my coolant
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n8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2002
22:58:21
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pay $25 LMAO i bought it for $5 and i can put it on just wondering if i have to drain the coolant? and i will proably put it on tommorow morning....you say drain 1/2 gallon of coolant? sounds good to me! thanks guys!
Nate
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Ralph
Dodge Dakota
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11/30/2002
18:43:25
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I tried to drain some coolant by opening the drain (pet-cock) on the bottom of the radiator and nothing happened. Not one drop of coolant came out. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
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Ralph
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Pistolero
Dodge Dakota
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12/01/2002
20:33:49
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There's also another way to do this without having to drain any fluid from your radiator. Get one of those little hand-squeeze siphon pumps at the auto parts or hardware store. Sipon the coolant out of the upper radiator hose, especially the down hose at the T-stat. Then, remove the hose...you'll only have seepage from the little bit of coolant that the pump couldn't get out. Keep the hose higher than the radiator inlet to keep coolant from flowing back into it. Should be a piece of cake...
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BigJoe
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12/01/2002
22:51:09
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I did mine in about fifteen minutes, the hardest part was getting the hose off by the block. Just make sure you tighten the bolts hard enough..... that's where I messed up.
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