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You definitely want a thermostat installed. Use a Toyota thermostat if at all possible. They cost about $14 through me. The aftermarket ones (Stant, etc) just don't seem to be very high quality. Once you get the 'stat installed, bleed the coolant using the procedure in the BGB - clear hose on radiator & heater bleed valves (free end elevated), all valves open, heater control set to HOT. I like to run the engine while bleeding it to make sure that coolant can circulate through the entire system and push out any pockets of air. Keep topping the system off at the filler neck until there are no longer any air bubbles escaping from anything, then shut all the bleeders and install a filler cap (preferably new and preferably OEM Toyota).
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