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<blockquote data-quote="Ruger" data-source="post: 1322059" data-attributes="member: 1594"><p>Thanks [USER=7643]@xtela[/USER]. My compressor only produces 60 psi. Turns out I didn't need to spend $150 on that tool and buy a new compressor anyway, and thank goodness!</p><p></p><p>I knew there was only a little air in the system for two reasons:</p><p>- I got 160 degree air from the vents when the truck was at temperature, and</p><p>- I kept the fluid I'd drained out, used that to refill the system, and only a few ounces were left.</p><p></p><p>So I drove it. I went to town 20 miles away, got a half-ton of pellets for the pellet stove, drove back home, parked the truck on my inclined driveway with the nose high, and let it cool completely. That did it! After it was cooled down I was able to pour the remaining coolant that I'd drained into the radiator, and needed a little more to bring the level in the reservoir to the fill line. I conclude that jacking up the front of the truck would have worked if I'd jacked it up a whole lot higher than I did. The trick here is to have the radiator higher than the heater core.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks to all who helped and advised.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruger, post: 1322059, member: 1594"] Thanks [USER=7643]@xtela[/USER]. My compressor only produces 60 psi. Turns out I didn't need to spend $150 on that tool and buy a new compressor anyway, and thank goodness! I knew there was only a little air in the system for two reasons: - I got 160 degree air from the vents when the truck was at temperature, and - I kept the fluid I'd drained out, used that to refill the system, and only a few ounces were left. So I drove it. I went to town 20 miles away, got a half-ton of pellets for the pellet stove, drove back home, parked the truck on my inclined driveway with the nose high, and let it cool completely. That did it! After it was cooled down I was able to pour the remaining coolant that I'd drained into the radiator, and needed a little more to bring the level in the reservoir to the fill line. I conclude that jacking up the front of the truck would have worked if I'd jacked it up a whole lot higher than I did. The trick here is to have the radiator higher than the heater core. Many thanks to all who helped and advised. [/QUOTE]
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