| Subject: | bubbling in coolant during flush |
| From: | Mark Dorm |
| Date: | Mon, 6 May 2002 05:41:13 -0700 |
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>Hi. I flushed out my coolant and after the engine had been running and water had been pouring through the system thanks to a garden hose, I noticed a lot of air begin to bubble up out of the main tank. So either, its because of crack or headgasket??? Or the water was boiling internally, there was a lot of absorbed oxygen in the water, I had air stuck in the system, there was a minature scuba diver from that show in the 60's.... I give up. Anyway, the water bubbling was pretty much non-stop. I had the main tank pressure cap off, and was feeding water from the heater exchange hose that once had a coupling but now has a tee. Which makes me wonder, if I'm adding water under pressure, albeit low pressure, whats stopping air from being added with it? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW, Erik V said to turn on the engine during a flush AFTER water is leaving BOTH the main tank's opening, and the radiator bleeder valve. Well, I couldn't get coolant to leave the radiator valve (after it began pouring out of the main tank reserve). I had to turn on the engine to get it to do this. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And when I drain the coolant from where the coupling once was and tee now is, only about a gallon and a half came out, which means that another two gallons remained. And these remaining two gallons get flushed out onto the ground. Not very environmentally safe is it? </DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM105401/47'>Click Here</a><br></html>
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