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Old 02-13-2011, 09:29 PM
90fordranger 90fordranger is offline
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Default Re: ran my truck with no coolant

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Originally Posted by WearyTraveler View Post
There has to be a leak somewhere.

Check all of your hoses and your radiator. Check the hose to the coolant overflow for cracks. Could only leak under pressure.

Should really do a pressure check for the cooling system. Most radiators are pressurized between 10-14 psi or something like that. So you need a pressure tester. Some parts stores let you loan/borrow specialized tools.

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ino...tingAndCooling

How to do a pressure test. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...&subtitle=test
thanks, I'm in a auto tech class at school. So I will talk to my teacher about it. =]
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