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Below is the procedure I use on all vehicles. It completely removes all old fluid, minimizes the amount of tap water in the system, and provides a reasonably close 50:50 mix. Use shortcuts as appropriate for yourself.
1. Drain fluid - radiator and block 2. Remove thermostat 3. Reinstall thermostat housing and upper radiator hose 4. Disconnect upper radiator hose at radiator 5. Flush system with garden hose through upper radiator hose until water runs clear 6. Start car so the engine can flush the water pump 7. Disconnect heater hoses, open heat valve 8. Flush heater core 9. Flush overflow tank 10. Drain as much water as possible from cooling system 11. Siphon water from overflow tank 12. Flush residual tap water from system by replacing it with distilled water 13. Again drain water from system 14. Reinstall thermostat 15. Button everything back up 16. Refill cooling system with specified amount of antifreeze calculated from the system capacity, bring up to level with distilled water 17. Run car, top off coolant with water 18. Keep adding water as required every morning until system is topped off |
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