4.0 SOHC head gaskets/timing chains

[JJMaine]

Do I have to run it until the thermostat opens before I can fit more coolant in it?

 

[JJMaine]

I let run up to temp but it just keeps dribbling coolant out of the radiator? A few bubbles but mostly coolant. I have the heater on full blast as well.

 

[SenorNoob]

Sounds like it's full then. Fill the expansion tank, take it for a drive to get everything warmed up to temp, then let it set long enough to completely cool down.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Yes, the fluid is expanding with temperature change.

 

[Uncle Gump]

You the man JJ...

I just want to commend you. You took it right to the problem... stared it right in the eye... and it took your whoopin.

Let her warm up a few times... double check fluids. Do a couple short trips... double check things... then just drive like a boomer.

 

[JJMaine]

Couldn't have done it without you guys I thank you all. For that matter all of the guys on this thread are the ones that have helped me and answered my questions from day one. If I'm not mistaken, Uncle Gump was the first one to respond to my first question (probably a dumb question haha).

I gave the upper radiator hose a few squishes and that seemed to wake it up. Sucked down a few more quarts after that and then equalized. I'll do as you say and keep checking and filling as necessary.