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Quick Radiator question

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by RoadkillWolf, Sep 18, 2015.

  1. Sep 18, 2015 at 3:58 PM
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    RoadkillWolf

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    I'm not super car savvy but I just swapped the radiator on my 2001 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner. Between the radiator and the front bumper, when trying to figure out how to get the radiator out I loosed a screw and a lot of gas (as in air) came out. Obviously I shouldn't have done that. What did I just drain, my Freon?
     
  2. Sep 18, 2015 at 4:33 PM
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    Sounds like it. .. you'll need to get a vacuum pulled and the ac recharged
     
  3. Sep 18, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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    Can't I just grab an AC recharger from the auto parts store and fill it back up?
     
  4. Sep 18, 2015 at 6:25 PM
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    Welp, that's exactly what I did. Problem solved.
     
  5. Sep 18, 2015 at 7:07 PM
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    You can but you're supposed to pull a vacuum to boil all the water out of the lines...
     
  6. Sep 19, 2015 at 11:33 AM
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    Might want to change out the dryer unit if you let it open for a while. Looks like a $100 bill for removing that bolt. Next time pop out the front grill in order to get to the radiator bolts.
     

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