That is a seriously good idea that enough people don't follow. I always add one, usually right away so you can easily change your mixture to go with the seasons.
-- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 -----Original Message----- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Corvette Coolant System Question 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:5:203316 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
