bmonee5
New Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2009
- Messages
- 505
- Reaction score
- 2
- Points
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- Location
- Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L
- Transmission
- Manual
So today i took on the hard challenge in MY new 2000 Ford ranger 4.0 L. I changed the serpentine belt, and the thermostat. I could not believe how easy the serpentine was to change....but the thermostat was equally easy it was just messy. I spilled a whole lot of antifreeze over the front of the engine after i thought i probably drained to much from the radiator. So i parked it on a slight incline and filled the radiator with as much antifreeze as i could sqeeze in and filled the resevoir with a little more then i should have, just to make sure their were no air bubbles in the line. I was told that if their was bubbles they would burp themselves out and just steal some from the resevoir....is this correct? Is their some other way to make sure i don't have air in my radiator hoses? I checked the radiator again tonight and it was a little down so i topped it off and added more to the overfill tank. Anyways i was proud to see the temp gauge works now and felt like i would tell someone...if there is any way to make sure the air is out of my radiator any help would be greatly appriciated!!!! Thanks for reading!