Trainmaster
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- Joined
- November 24, 2019
- Messages
- 131
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- City, State
- Rockaway Beach NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2010 Expr Ltd; 2016 XLT
Wife pulls up with the 2010 in limp mode overheated. It's 8 degrees out, 40 MPH wind and the truck's a gallon low in antifreeze. It's dribbling out of the bottom of the radiator it seems.
I look it over, refill the coolant and replace the 20 lb radiator cap with a 16 lb one. I pressurize the system with a tester and it holds 16 pounds for five minutes. The antifreeze tests okay to 15 below zero.
Seems fine now. Driving around all day. WTF? Am I lucky or is this going to come back and bite me?
The radiator was changed in 2018 with a new Motorcraft one.
I look it over, refill the coolant and replace the 20 lb radiator cap with a 16 lb one. I pressurize the system with a tester and it holds 16 pounds for five minutes. The antifreeze tests okay to 15 below zero.
Seems fine now. Driving around all day. WTF? Am I lucky or is this going to come back and bite me?
The radiator was changed in 2018 with a new Motorcraft one.