Ford Powerstroke 03-07 6.0L Discussion of 6.0 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

Coolant overflow tank pressure?

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Old 01-30-2011 | 08:46 PM
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I did a quick look over under the hood of my '07 and saw that my coolant overflow tank was low, still a good amount in there, just barely below the MIN line. No big deal I grabbed my jug of coolant to top it off and as soon as I started taking the cap off it hissed out the pressure and brought the coolant right back up the the FULL line. What's goin' on here? Is this anything to worry about? By the way the truck was COLD, no warmth from anywhere under the hood, as was the coolant when I stuck my finger in.
 
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Old 01-30-2011 | 08:52 PM
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All of our service trucks do the same thing, and they are '04 to '07. Do you have the sticker on your tank, or just the molded lines?
 
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Old 01-30-2011 | 08:56 PM
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Pretty sure it's a sticker
 
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Old 01-30-2011 | 09:05 PM
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From what I have seen on ours, the sticker makes the low/full marks lower then the molded levels.
 
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Old 01-31-2011 | 08:43 AM
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On the bottle, the "Low" mark is the new "high" mark according to Ford TSB's The sticker just shows this. All coolant systems are pressurized. It raises the boiling point of the coolant to have it pressurize. When it starts getting over-pressurized, that's when you need to worry.
 
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