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May 22, 2010, 8:36 pm

Roger W
 

Question: still over heating

new thermostat,new water pump,new coolant


June 27, 2012, 12:38 pm

MICHAEL M
 

BLEED YOUR SYSTEM BY THE BLEEDER VALVE WITH A 1/4 RACHET !!!! YOUR BLEEDER IS ON THE STEEL PIPE ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR THE SYSTEM ALSO NEEDS TOBE FILLED FROM IT !!!! MAY TAKE 3 TO 4 TIMES TO BLEED THE SYSTEM FROM THE AIR !!! OPEN IT UP AND FILL IT WITH COOLANT CLOSE THE BLEEDER RUN THE CAR TIL IT WARMS UP THEN LET IT COOL DOWN OPEN THE BLEEDER SCREW AND LOOK INSIDE REFIL WITH COOLANT PUT SCREW BACK ON START CAR UP LET IT WARM UP THEN SHUT OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN THEN OPEN UP BLEEDER SCREW AND TOP OFF WITH COOLANT PUT BLEEDER SCREW BACK ON START CAR UP LET IT WARM UP THEN SHUT CAR OFF LET IT COOL DOWN THEN OPEN BLEEDER SCREW AND LOOK INSIDE ATT !!!! WHEN YOU LOOK INSIDE AND YOU SEE COOLANT IN THE STEEL TUBE THE SYSTEM IS FULL AND BLEED YOU ARE THEN DONE ! THATS WHY IT MIGHT TAKE 3-4 TIMES ! THAT IS WHY YOUR CAR IS STILL OVERHEATING IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS !!!! GOOD LUCK !! MIKE


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