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50% is when you simply just drain and then fill back up with coolant. No running water through the reservoir or running the engine with distilled water in the system. That's what steps 3-6 are for. It runs the distilled water through the engine and everywhere else before flushing it again. I...

Flush before you put the new one in to avoid contamination. 1. Drain the radiator by either using the drain plug or the big hose at the bottom. I like to use the big hose, since large pieces wont come out of that tiny drain plug if there are any. They will definitely come out of the big hose...

I figured the jeep would be done after 250k miles (about 3 more years from now), I didn't think I would sell it to anyone (other than parts). Its at 180K now and I drive cross country quite a bit every year. How many miles do you typically get your engines to last for, prior to having to rebuild...

All done! No leaks at the bottom. Still got smoke and smell for just a bit since I had coolant and oil spill just a little bit while taking everything apart. I even watched it all burn off from the exhaust until there was no more left. Did not see any more leaks on the exhaust after that so...

The proper answer would be "distilled water." I just hose mine down and it always works like a champ. I would assume in the "long run" using distilled water would prolong your cooling system because as years pass by minerals and calcium could potentially build up from using hose water. I have a...

Yeap, I got the Grommets that also came with the cover gasket. I will make sure to take all your advice from this forum and completely clean both surfaces. Ill let you know how it goes. Thank you!

What did you use to "clean" the surfaces?

I have received my Fel-Pro permadry rubber Cover Gasket today with no instructions. I have familiarized myself with the installation procedures by doing research though. The only question I have now is: The website states not to use any dressing (Silicone, RTV etc), but I read on other forums...

OK for this problem you definitely need to flush the heating core just to make sure that it isn't the culprit . Video below: http://youtu.be/rtaePRH2tCs

Preston ruined my cooling system for a good week. It causes all kinds of bubbly gunk to build up and I had to flush it 8 times with water and it took me half a day to get it completely out of my system. Now since you only "Topped it off" I don't think you will have this issue. I filled it up...

Test drove for an hour and no boiling coolant :) I think the combination of reservoir cap + New Radiator Fan did the trick. The thermostat was just a bonus. Just for the record with the new fan, it still turns on every once in a while with the heat on (Low Fan), as to where the old fan didnt...

Thanks for the response. The Q-tips are there to show you the color of the oil in the pockets. I just stuck them down there and was surprised to see oil that dark when in reality my engine oil has been clear and new for 2 weeks. But like you said it could just be mixed with old oil. The oil is...

-2004 Jeep Liberty limited V6 -180K Miles So After working on an issue that involves the coolant boiling and splashing all over my firewall/engine and resolving it, I came across yet another issue. Every time I turn on the vehicle cold, I get white smoke coming from behind the engine /...

Update So I went ahead and replaced the coolant cap along with the thermostat. I also happened to test my voltage output on the fan connector and realized that it was showing proper voltage applied, telling the fan to turn on in low and in high yet the fan was just not working in low and was...

I manually forced the Hi Fan relay to energize by taking off the relay cover and holding it in the ON position while watching the fan. It ran with no problems. The Low Fan relay on the other hand would not do anything at all and was already in the "energized position" the entire time.... I...