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Subject:Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
From:kevin obrien
Date:Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:26:33 -0700

Hello All (Again!)

I'm out trying to bleed the air out of my 1990 Carat's
coolant....did the procedure (per Bentley)
yesterday....seemed like air was out.  Took for 20
mile drive (mostly flat and downhill) ....temp good
(needle 1/2 way to a hair above red light....which
continues to blink by the way , despite a new sensor.)

Anyway...coming home (long gradual uphill) temp climbs
gradually to 3/4 up gauge...getting hot.
Shut her down up rgetting home.

Today....begin Bentley procedure again...notice
Overflow Bottle (behind license) is way above "Max"
level.  Begin procedure...radiator bleeder
open...girlfriend is keeping engine 2200-2500
rpm....keep adding coolant as it drops in Expansion
Bottle...seeing a little flow out radiator bleeder and
small bubbles....

Accidentaly unscrew bleeder too far...bolt & washer
fall out...girlfriend is revving engine..coolant
shoots out of Rear Expansion tank.   Shut her down...

I get bolt back in....fire her up...radiator bleeder
is open...no sign of flow. After awhile coolant begins
shooting out of Expansion bottle (seeming to blow back
into bottle from upper hose (the big one...not the one
to the Overflow.).  Shut her down...

Pissed...defeated...I return to The List.  Any Gurus
out there know what is going on???

Thanks
kevindobrien@yahoo.com

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