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Message: <blockquote data-quote="corvairbob" data-source="post: 16583" data-attributes="member: 5236"><p>nope the coolant tank has 1 hose going to the thermostat and one going to the return hose to the radiator. what i wound up doing was take that little hose to the return off the engine and put my hand vacuum pump on it and pulling a vacuum on the system, the pulled some coolant out of the reservoir and then i refilled that until i got coolant into the hand pump.  then we ran the car and it finished filling itself doing the hot and cold cycle. since then i got a vacuum system that you pull a vacuum on the system at the coolant tank and then open a valve to the coolant in a container sitting next to the coolant tank, that is said to be the best way to fill coolant systems now. unlike years ago when all you did was take off the radiator cap and pour it in until that was full. thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>