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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Mark Ehlers, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Karl Reith, Auburn, IN (US);
Mark Ehlers, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Karl Reith, Auburn, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of refilling coolant from a fluid cooling system of an engine, where the fluid cooling system has a surge tank or pressure cap, includes the steps of sealingly connecting a storage tank of a coolant management tool to a drainage port of the cooling system, wherein the drainage port is located at the bottom of the fluid cooling system. The storage tank stores the coolant to refill the cooling system. The method includes installing a vacuum module to the surge tank or pressure cap. The method also includes the steps maintaining a vacuum while drawing at least a portion of the coolant from the storage tank up through the drainage port, up through the cooling system, and to a level just upstream of the vacuum module.