I'm gonna give away just how little practical knowledge I have:
I'm going to install the CTVS intercooler...how do I bleed the system once its all hooked back up? I see a 'T' that looks like it might serve the purpose? Do I just start the truck with what left in the system, open the bleed 'T' and start adding distilled water/coolant (50/50 mix?) until its at the line, then just close up the 'T' and good to go? R/

 

Use a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water just like your coolant system, I use Dexcool in both systems.

With the larger heat exchangers you have to purge as much air out of the system as possible before turning the intercooler pump on. Make sure that you have the ability to keep the reservoir full when the pump starts so it doesn't empty the reservoir. I usually have someone else help by turning the key on and off (start and stop the intercooler pump) while I keep the reservoir full. The truck systems are alot easier to purge because you don't have the possibility of the pump getting air and cavitating. Just keep the reservoir full and it will pump all the air out.

The TBSS heat exchanger has a small vacuum fitting on the top of it. This is used to bleed any air that may be trapped in the top of the heat exchanger. The TBSS Style has both fittings on the bottom tank.

The CTSV Style has one on the top and one on the bottom so it will purge itself of any air in the heat exchanger.

 

A little to late for my post, MUCH better info above!

 

Thnx Joe! How do I purge the air first? Fill the IC by hand before putting the hoses back on? I plan to clamp the hoses before I disconnect so I don't drain the system other than the IC.
Just starting to rain here so looks like it may not happen today...I'll do the fabrication and get the mounting all set prob so I'm ready for the next chance I have. R/

 

Just drop the coolant and put everything back together. Then use one of the return hose points that is lower then the fluid in the reservoir to let the air out. Keep filling the reservoir until it is done syphoning.

 

[QUOTE=leftcoast32;4010120]Use a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water just like your coolant system, I use Dexcool in both systems.
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So dexcool won't eat up anything in the intercooling system?

 

Ive been using Distilled water with a Anticorrsion additive made by Wix, along with some waterwetter..
Before it starts getting cold ill mix in some pretty orange Dexcool..




I have no clue how your intercooler/pump/resivor is set up.. but on mine, i just filled the Resivor up, turned the pump on and kept dumping water in it. when it was close to full i turned the pump off and let it sit for 15min or so and turned the pump back on and watch for bubbles. Then a few days of driving i check the level and add any if nessecary..

 

Got it done last weekend...50/50 distilled & dexcool. Old system might have been plugged up a bit as plenty of gunk poured out when I took it off! I'll start a new post once I get the pix uploaded...flows good, feels great, SOTP sure seems better, but this time of year is the cats *** for these blowers!