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So a 5°F day , and my 01 F250 7.3 6 speed refused to start . Found my block heater was not working , no power getting to the heater plug. Also found my Glow Plug Relay working perfectly. So I decided to change out my Glow plugs that have been in there since delivery from the factory in December 2000. Also decided to slap a new block heater in there and change out the coolant which should have been done at 100,000. Found 6 out of 8 glow plugs no good ( 2 at .6 ohms, 4 at .5 , and 2 at .4 ohms. ) So I opened up the radiator drain plug and let it drain . I also removed the block heater and let it drain from there too. I stuck a hose in the reservoir and flushed things out for 10 minutes or so and let it drain again. I closed the drain plug and installed the new block heater . So I had purchased 4 gallons of coolant ( capacity 31-33 quarts) and proceeded to add first a gallon of coolant followed by a gallon of soft water. But it was full after 3 gallons of coolant and about 2.75 gallons of water! That's only 5.75 gallons out of 8 . So there must have been 2.25 gallons of water left in there . I started it up and still it didn't go down ! My buddy has a coolant test strip and is bringing it over tomorrow to check it. It looks weak to me so now what ? I guess I need to drain it again and measure what comes out ... What say you experts ...
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