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Fill Radiator with Coolant and Test

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RICHARD PETTY Visits the farm today! He just laughed at my clunker Race Car!

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What happens here

With the new radiator installed, the team adds two gallons of Fram Antifreeze/Coolant and one gallon of Prestone Antifreeze/Coolant. The engine is then started to circulate the coolant and bring it up to operating temperature. The water temperature gauge is monitored to ensure the engine is cooling correctly and there are no leaks. The temperature gauge is steady at around 140 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating successful cooling.

Goal: Ensure the cooling system is filled and functioning correctly.

Tools and materials

  • Race Car Engine Davidson Motorsports — To circulate coolant
  • Water Temperature Gauge — Monitoring engine temperature
  • Fram Antifreeze/Coolant Fram — Filling the cooling system
  • Prestone Antifreeze/Coolant Prestone — Filling the cooling system

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>> Yep. Yep. So, should I >> We need to get some water. We got any All right. That looks like about a 2 and 1/2 gallon job right there. Should I start it up, Chris? Wouldn't hurt nothing. Hope these quality used parts don't leak. There we go. Good bad for advertising. >> [laughter] >> Clear prop. Yeah. Well, it's going to have a little bit of overflow about the cap. You mean the cap it. Let's see what she does. I can't believe it held. It was ro- it was rotating, I mean circulating. Did we test that cap? Uh We got a junk car down there we might be able to pull. It's warm. Yeah, it's getting hot. Cool. What you got? Flow through it then? Yeah. So, we've got flow. Uh

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