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RYANLEE
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Started with heater core leaking in floor. I tried flushing cooling system. When I pulled drain plug on radiator, nothing came out. Put two 22oz bottles of Prestone flush+cleaner in to radiator. Drove it one hundred or so miles with drain plug out. I finally got a piece of 14 awg copper wire and dug it out till water started flowing. I bypassed heater core till I had time to replace. I replaced it finally and forgot what hose went where on core. "still not sure if they are right. I changed thermostat. It seems to me that the coolant just not flowing right. Can we start with the two hoses going to core?
Aug 7, 2016 at 9:07 AM
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we do not have diagrams of heater hose connections, but normally one is smaller than other. try bleeding system as that may be the problem. start with a full degas bottle first. see picture for instructions.
Aug 7, 2016 at 12:12 PM