International HS 2.8L Service Manual page 23

Cooling System
4. Remove cooling system expansion reservoir
cover (tank).
5. Remove disaeration plug, located in the
upper part of the thermostat housing.
6. With the engine stopped, fill the system
through expansion reservoir, until liquid leaks
through the disaeration plug (see illustration).
Always using additives diluted in clean water,
keeping the mix proportion (1/3 of addictive,
2/3 of water).
In regions of more intense cold, use 1/2 of
addictive and 1/2 of clean water, free of
residues.
7. Press radiator upper hose to help the air
elimination and fill the system until only
coolant water leaks free from bubbles
through the thermostat-housing hole.
Recommended additives:
Radiex Química Ltda - Fluid for radiator Radiex.
Mobil Oil do Brasil Ind. e Com. Ltda. - Mobil
Permazone.
Promax Products Máximos S.A. - Bardhal Rad
Cool.
Shell Brasil S.A. - Fluid for radiators
Warning: Carefully read the instructions
on the product packing before
using it.
Do not add soluble oil to the cooling circuit water,
because it attacks and damages the rubber
hoses.
The above mentioned additives usage is very
important to guarantee the cooling system
efficiency, being the engine operating at low or
high temperatures.
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International HS 2.8L
INTERNATIONAL ENGINES
Service Manual - 8120081 - 05/02