Hello group,
I finally attempted to start my 83 wagon after an engine swap, and a trans rebuild. I attempted to pour coolant in it. It would not take much. I ended up taking the upper radiator hose off the radiator and pouring coolant in the block. I installed: new radiator, new water pump, new thermostat, all new coolant-heater hoses. When I squeeze upper and lower radiator hoses, I can see fluctuation in the expansion tank. When I remove the hose from the radiator to the expansion tank (upper) I have very slight drips out it, I get a little more flow with rpms. I’m not running hot, Is this normal? I know on newer cars you can see flow from the water pump in the res from this hose. Any suggestions or ideas? Thought about a spill free funnel. I now have close to (3) gallons of coolant in the vehicle.

That all sounds normal to me. Filling from the upper radiator hose is the only way to get coolant into these engines. I learned that the hard way. If you have close to 3 gallons in the system, that is about all it will take. It should be fine.

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Thank you for the reply. Just thought it strange it was difficult to fill up.Its also hard to tell if it’s circulating.