Coolant Pump Pulley Off...

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by KPW

Last night I filled up with coolant a la Dynomite:

1. Flipped the two "L" hoses going to the big coolant pipes vertical
2. Slowly poured coolant into the Passenger Side "L", keeping an eye on the Driver Side, until the level held.
3. Connected the Passenger Side "L" to the Coolant Pipe
4. Poured coolant into the Driver Side "L" until that level held, then blew into the "L" by mouth. I felt the system burbling a bit here.
5. Repeated #4 until I felt coolant coming out of the Driver Side Coolant Pipe.
6. Connected the Driver Side "L"
7. Poured coolant into the black High Fill Tank until that level held
8. Filled the reservoir under the headlamp to "hot"-ish

This morning I pulled the plugs (how about that #8, huh? good thing others have done this before so I didn't have to scratch my head on it too much) and spun the engine a few times, no fluids blown out, CHECK.

Put the plugs back in, topped off the coolant in the high fill tank, put my pressure tester on the system. Looks like it held pressure, CHECK.

Crossed my fingers and started the car. Everything seems OK. Let it run for a minute or two, then topped off the High Fill Tank again. Let it run for 10 minutes or so, Both pipes got hot, coolant is circulating, no plumes out the exhaust, I'm calling this a WIN.


Thanks ZR-1 Net.

Great News.....those LT5s do run HOT sometimes with apparently no issues