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Question posted by Kriswillyard1 on July 26th, 2016

Coolant Burping Procedure

ive been haveing overheating issues after changing the coolant change,water pump, thermostat, temp sensor, fan assembly and coolant reresiviorI think the problem is that i cant seem to get all the air out of the system

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