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Drain and refill coolant on my 2000 chevy 2500 6.0 liter pickup,not sure on correct procedure on refilling coolant.

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For how to change coolant on chevy pickup,click the link below and follow the detailed procedure:---
http://answerguide.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-change-coolant-on-chevy-2500.html
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SOURCE: refill freon on a chevy suburban 2500 4x4 2001 i

if it is cooling just alittle bit ,try one can if you can get any gauges to hook up to it, if its not cooloing at all ,get one big can at auto zone , tall can with oil and stop leak in it with freon in it, try the big can ,will work for you ,hope to help you, if it gets over filled ,the system will not circulated ,not cool, really need to hook gauges to it, thanks robert b.

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SOURCE: chevy cavalier 1997 2.2 coolant leak

Thankyou for the reply post. I found it was the water pump and just because it appears that the weap hole is at the top of the water pump it is in fact there is one at the bottom. But with further inspection and replaceing the water pump I was informed that I have a head gasket leak at the front of the engine. It is at this time small. And will require $$$$$$$$ ( $ 800.00 to $ 1300.00 est. ) to repair, I paid only $700.00 for the car and to this day have put in $1100.00 to it. But I love the car! But if can survive till the taxes come next year, I can do it. Baby it and don't drive it much, God willing it will be ok.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 22, 2009

SOURCE: how do you change the thermostat & refill the

Locate the thermostat. The thermostat is in a metal housing at the end of the radiator hose where it connects to the engine.

Drain enough coolant to make the water level below the the thermostat level so that the coolant doesn't spill everywhere...

Remove the thermostat:
The housing is held down by two bolts.
Remove the bolts, remove the thermostat and scrape the gasket and sealant from the housing and the manifold.

When replacing, use Permatex #2 - non-hardening gasket sealant.

Replenish the radiator with 50/50 coolant/water mixture (re-use what you took out; don't pour down drain or on grass - kills vegetation).

Remove radiator cap and let engine warm up (look for leaks) to allow trapped air in the cooling system to escape.
Note: there may be some burping valves near the thermostat. If obvious, open them to allow air to escape.

Hope this helps!



Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 30, 2009

SOURCE: Where is the radiator drain valve located on the

I First, you must remove the black air deflctor that runs underneath the radiator across the car. Maybe about 8 bolts. Even then I couldn't find the drain plug at first. It is on the driver's side. Beneath the radiator there is a heavy metal Mounting bracket. Almost looks like a crossmember. About an inch in from the left (driver's) side bottom of the bracket there is a large round hole with a rubber grommet. In the center of this hole it the outlet of the drain. If you reach directly above it on the back side of the radiator, i.e. come around back on the bracket and looking forward, you will find the drain ****. It is black plastic and has 2 ****, not a full petcock handle. It is still hard to see, even after removing the air deflector. The air deflector is the one people knock off by running too far forward when parking. I hope this helps .Remember the 2 or 3 vents at top of radiator hoses when refilling the system.
The radiator does have a hard to see drain plug on the left drivers' side. There are 5 10MM screws holding the air deflector on. The block has removable plugs, one 14MM hex next to the oil filter and one in about the same location on the other side of the block toward the firewall under the exhaust manifold.

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