That's cool. That's exactly what I've been searching Google for. I knew it existed!
Kinda makes me think that it's time to flush my cooling system in my truck..... Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > I used to put a radiator flushing kit on all my cars. That included a tee > with cap that I would normally put on the highest point of the system > (usually a 1 inch return hose from the heater core). I could bleed out all > of the air easily with this in place. > > http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3051&mfrcode=PST&mfrpartnumber=AFKIT > > > On 4/7/06, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have an '86 vette on which I recently replaced the radiator, >> thermostat and did a few other things to the coolant system. Therefore, >> I lost all of the coolant and had to replace it. >> >> Now, I have an air pocket that's travelling through the coolant system >> and I cannot find out to bleed the air. I have talked to a couple of >> people that said there should be a bleed screw on top of the thermostat >> housing, but there is not. >> >> They said this car is unusual in that the engine sits higher than the >> radiator and therefore the air cannot be released by the radiator as in >> most other vehicles. >> >> I'm positive that I'm not losing any coolant anywhere. >> >> Any ideas? One guy said I could just tap the thermostat housing and >> insert a valve to release the air, but I don't want to do that until I >> have tried any other options. Certainly, this car has had the coolant >> drained before but the air pocket hasn't happened until I did that work >> recently. >> >> One thought is to totally drain the coolant system and refill it again >> hoping that it will work itself out. >> >> Thanks! >> >> M!chael A Dawson >> Manager of Web Applications >> Office of Technology Services >> University of Evansville >> 1800 Lincoln Avenue >> Evansville, IN 47722 >> 812-488-2581 >> MSN Messenger ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary >> numbers and those who don't." >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203286 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
