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Subject:Coolant and air bubbles
From:Jim Cain
Date:Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:07:59 -0400

I had the antifreeze changed a while back and have suspected that
there was some air in the system since then.

A while back there was a discussion about adding coolant through the
bleed hole in the radiator in leiu of the "jack the front end up with
an able assistant..." routine.  Don't remember whether there was a
pro or con response.  Since I don't have an assistant, able or not, I
tried it and was able to put quite a bit of liquid in using an old
basting syringe.

The question is, was this a good thing to do?  Dumb to ask after the
fact, I know, but it seems logical to me that the air will be trapped
at the top of the radiator, thus the bleed screw.  Although, it does
seem that if this was a good alternative, it would have been
discovered long before now.

By the way, I will come up with a better way of getting the stuff in
the hole if I do it again.  It is in a very awkward spot.  I did jack
the right side up a bit so that the air would come to that side.

Comments anyone?

TIA, Jim in Atlanta w/ 85 Westy

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