Bypass Tube; You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot; engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol- Page 320

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CAUTION:

You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine.

Housing

Bypass Tube

3. After the engine cools, open the coolant air 

bleed valves.

There are two bleed valves. One is located on the
thermostat housing. The other is located on the
thermostat bypass tube.

4. Fill the radiator with the proper DEX

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COOL

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coolant mixture, up to the base of the filler neck. 
See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for more
information about the proper coolant mixture.

If you see a stream of coolant coming from an air
bleed valve, close the valve. Otherwise, close the
valves after the radiator is filled.

5. Rinse or wipe any spilled coolant from the engine

and the compartment.