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Subject:Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
From:Harold Teer
Date:Thu, 1 Oct 2015 12:00:01 -0400

Thanks---yep, coolant was coming out and I truly believe the system is
bleed completely.

Thanks for your vote that the needle is OK/normal when it sits within the
top of the LED.  That is just not a normal position I am used to seeing.

Harold

Harold Teer
1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
Harrisonburg, VA

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 30 Sep , 2015, at 2:51 PM, Harold Teer wrote:
>
> > I drove it once for about 35 miles,
> > parked it on a steep slope with the engine running, opened the bleed
> valve
> > on the radiator and had no air escape
>
>         I Hope You did that with the Nose Down ~ Otherwise You May have
> Let Air In rather than
>
> Air Out ~ If Fluid was Escaping & You Closed the Bleeder while Fluid was
> Escaping, then You are
>
> Probably OK ~
>
>
>

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