Absolutely. I open the rad bleeder a little first so that any air can escape, then squeeze the big hoses in the engine compartment with my hands. That will usually drive out some air and you can refill the header tank before starting it up. Dennis gave some good bleeding tips here just the other day... Good luck, jake On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:57 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > OK, the radiator is in. Both coolant bottles in the back are still full so > when do I add the replacement coolant? Do I start it up and let the > overflow bottle empty out? > > Thanks, > Bryan >
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