Progress Thread My centrifugal ppl, how’s this deal?
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Ok so got a light and uv coolant dye. How much of this stuff would I pour in to the radiator?
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Too bad for you and Monkeybutt. Both you guys have been down for a while. Hate it when they sit there broke
There are 4 qt per gallon, and LMR says there is about 14 qt (3.5 gal) of coolant in a full 5.0. Use 1.75 Oz. You can confirm coolant and other capacities with your owners manual. If no manual, this is close enough. Nothing will die if the dye is too strong.
It says 1oz to 2 gallons of coolant. Never done this before
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So poured it in gave it crank and let it run for a second. Think I’ve found the culprit. Only spot I could see, everything else was clean and no dye. Not sure why unless the plug just cracked, hopefully can reach it and re plug it.
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I replace those vacuum caps with a little section of hose that's blocked off by a bolt. Those caps just never have held up for me. I use small reinforced coolant hoses and two clamps. You also could use a 3/8th NPT pipe plug. It's the cleanest option.
The last 10 years or so I've been running them to the throttle body spacer like normal on my personal cars. On customers cars they get taken off and replaced one of the above 2 ways depending on the customer's request.
The last 10 years or so I've been running them to the throttle body spacer like normal on my personal cars. On customers cars they get taken off and replaced one of the above 2 ways depending on the customer's request.
I’m not visualizing this area, but it rocks that you found it! (Is that the adapter for the EGR coolant line at the passenger back of the intake?)So poured it in gave it crank and let it run for a second. Think I’ve found the culprit. Only spot I could see, everything else was clean and no dye. Not sure why unless the plug just cracked, hopefully can reach it and re plug it.
And it looks like a scene out of CSI.
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Now it looks familiar.
My PCV valve was out like that for an extended, but undetermined time.
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Yup
yeah I think I pulled trying to get the salt & peppers out of the way to shine the light back there!! Probably why the car started to run weird when I was letting the UV dye spread through the coolant!!
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I popped one of these in, same as that little button type but at least I could use a socket VS an Allen. Only thing is it just seemed like it kept going, it’s tight but if I kept cranking it felt like it would just keep screwing down. Unlike that other one that was in that had the head I guess and would come to a stop. Tried to crank the car to test it and of course the battery is drained. Guess we shall see
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Yea, well just wrapped the button some of the Teflon tape and a little pipe dope. Ran the car yesterday for a bit, all was clean no leaks noted!!
