

| Subject: | Re: Purging Cooling System |
| Date: | Sat, 14 Jan 95 22:30:47 AST |
>Well, I got some air out of mine earlier, as I said, and now the heater
>is running cool again and there is no fluid coming out of the radiator
>even though I've run it with the nose in the air for 15 minutes. Is this
>not enough?
If you're letting it idle, then NO, not enough at all. I have to keep the
revs up to a high level to prevent the coolant from simply flowing back out
the filler neck in the rear. It burps and farts for about 5 minutes. Then,
when the fluid belching into the Coke bottle tied to the wiper is free of
bubbles, close the rear bleeder (really a cross-bleeder), then put on the
cap before dropping the RPM. I usually try to push a lot of coolant into the
Coke bottle, then suck it back in by dropping the RPM. Do this a few times,
but watch for hot coolant on your toes. Bentley tells you to go for a drive,
then do it again.
My gaskets were in shreds, and this would only last a week or so
before the front heater started blowing cold/warm at the windshield, while
still hot at my toes. If you can't blow coolant out the front bleed hole by
revving the engine, the pump may be past its prime (haha, pun) or your bleed
hole is bunged up. BTW, those radiator sealants didn't work for me, but I
think another poster had some luck? Sounds like it's gasket time! tim s.Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »