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Well, wrapping up the coolant. I did end up swapping the thermostat (as I had one on hand, will keep the old one a backup). Didn't swap the pump though, even though had one also (too lazy). Put the nose down and bled the system through the vent as well as when it was level. I also had a bad coolant quick connect as evidenced by the dried coolant residue on the line (in the engine bay right next to the AOS just inside the wall next to the reservoir). For now, I just straight piped it, waiting on another quick connect to arrive. Used Zerex pink G40 mixed 50/50/
One thing I did notice was that during warm up, the temp on the dash was stable at 180F, but at one point, the amber indicator light on the temp gauge started flashing. I turned off the engine, added more coolant and tried warming up again. No flashing light since.
Is this normal?? Does that amber light indicate low coolant level?
But overall, seems to be running ok. I am waiting arrival of a manual actuated vacuum setup to try bleeding as was suggested, but I think I'm good to go.
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