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Subject:Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sat, 15 Feb 2003 13:49:00 -0600

Steve Cotsford wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have never really had any problems purging the air out of the coolant as my
> drive way runs upwards.    However I have had problems holding the idle very
> fast while I run round the front to the radiator screw.   Mine is stock 1.9 l
> .I would love to hear some good ideas for holding the throttle partly open
> during this process.  Whats your favourite trick ?
>
> cheers,  Steve

So far I've used the digi-wife (verbally adjustable).

A few weeks ago when my accelerator cable broke about 3 blocks from
home, I stuck a nickel between the adjusting screw and the stop on the
throttle body.

Larry A.