The radiator itself will probably hold about 4 qts. The whole system will hold aprox 12 to 14 qts.
Drain antifreeze, remove upper and lower rad hoses remove both cooling fans, and both bolts that hold condesnor to rad and pull rad upward out
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The radiator alone, about 4 qts. The complete cooling system, about 12 qts. A mixture of 50% water and 50% antifreeze should protect the engine to minus 34 degrees F.
The radiator itself probably holds a half gallon. The car as a whole would hold about 2 gallons.
The radiator will leak, Its function is to hold water in a way as to cool it for the engine. So if it leaks, its busted.
For a 1999 Ford F-150 ,4.6 L V8 : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A ) 1 row radiator ( 10.3 U.S. quarts of antifreeze mixed with an equal amount of preferably distilled water ) 2 row radiator ( 11.55 quarts of antifreeze ) * Ford states not to exceed 60% antifreeze or drop below 40 % antifreeze in the mixture
8 to 8.5 quarts including reservoir
Drain the radiator. Remove all of the hoses. Remove the transmission cooler lines if equipped with an automatic transmission. Remove the fan shroud. Remove the bolts that hold the top radiator support in place. Lift the radiator out.
it hold two(2) gallons of 50/50 antifreeze total
generally located where the upper radiator hose meets the block, under the throttle body Follow the upper radiator hose to the engine, there should be the thermostat housing. And there is no drain plug on an 2002 Monte Carlo 3.8 v6 , so you will lose less antifreeze if you just disconnect the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing then hold that hose up. I only lost maybe a quart of antifreeze.
First you must make sure that the car is a little cool. then you must drain out the antifreeze that is in the system. Remove the hose that connects to the radiator. Then on the fan that is between the radiator and the engine you must remove the screws that hold it in place. then disconnect the hoses that are on the bottom left-hand side if your are facing the car. Then there are also connectors that are from the radiator that are connected to the actual car that need to be disconnected. Make sure that fan is totally disconnected from the radiator. then pull out the radiator. When you put the new radiator in make sure that your are not caught on anything. then put the screws back in that hold the radiator in place. then out the hoses on in the correct spot and make sure that YOU PUT THE CLAMPS ON THE HOSE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE AS THEY WERE BEFORE otherwise you will have a slow leak and the engine will overheat. Then put the clamp back on the top of the radiator (NOTE: IF THE AFTERMARKET RADIATOR IS TOO BIG THE ORIGINAL CLAMP WILL NOT FIT OVER THE NEW RADIATOR. SO YOU WILL NEED TO CUT OFF THE BRACKET THAT IS IN THE WAY WHICH IS THE PIECE CLOSER TO YOU IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT. CUT OFF WITH A DREMEL OR SOMETHING.) then put antifreeze in the radiator itself and then when you cannot put anymore start the car with the cap off and it will go down. then pour more antifreeze till it is full. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH ANTIFREEZE.IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TILL ALL THE ANTIFREEZE IS FULLY REPLACED. and that is how you replace a radiator.