Refill & Burp the Coolant System Properly

[jm@ReischePerf]

Cobra, Mach 1, Ford 4.6L DOHC Refill & Burp Procedure by Reische Performance Products

Enjoy :beer:

 

[massmustang02]

Excellent write up.

 

[Pock]

Thanks for the write-up.. By the way I love the thermo!

 

[traktrbeam]

Going to need this soon.

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

Thanks for the well wishes guys :beer:

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

Bump for the summer

 

[2003 Venomous]

I replaced my t-stat with a Reische 170* and followed these directions to a tee. I then went on a 1000 mile road trip two days later and I must admit, I was scared from all the horror stories guys have. I am happy to report, no problems, this write up worked flawlessly and my car runs cooler with the fan mod as well. Thanks for a great product.

Chris

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

:thumbsup: Always glad to hear it. Thanks for posting!

 

[2004Mach]

Great write up!

 

[04SilverSerpent]

Just so i'm sure, after I have initially burped the system and I know I have all of the air pockets out...it is okay to check the coolant level by removing the fill cap and add as needed..but no need to re burp the system...I just want to make sure I'm not reintroducing air into the system by doing this.
Thanks,

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

As long as the crossover plug is closed, opening the reservoir will not put air in the system. Just keep in mind that the reservoir cannot be trusted to indicate overall coolant level, there still can be large air pockets in the system even with the reservoir level showing full.

 

[04SilverSerpent]

Thanks Jim...I was asking the otherway around though..is it okay to open the fill plug at any point in time (with resevoir cap closed) and not introduce air into the system?

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

is it okay to open the fill plug at any point in time (with resevoir cap closed) and not introduce air into the system?

Definitely... that is the last part of the procedure. Just don't open them both at the same time.