Re: [Amc-list] Overflow, overflowing

[Wayne E LaMothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>]

One method I use to bleed air when refilling an empty system is to remove
the temp sensor and slowly add fluid until it comes out of the sensor
hole.  Put the sensor in and finish filling the system and it should be
good to go.

YMMV
Wayne
Wayne & Lisa, Bolton Landing NY
66 Ambo 990 wagon, 69 Ambo Coupe
2003 FLHTCI, 2000 WJ
2001 XJ, 2002 STS Northstar

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:52:30 -0600 Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Many thermostats already have a bleed of some sort. Some are more 
> obvious than
> others - from a little valve on the flat part to a small notch in 
> the seat of
> the actual opening/closing part. Others have to be "modified". : )
> 
> Ken 
> 
> 
> Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:
> 
> > 
> > Did you get all the air out of the system? I rarely have a problem 
> with 
> > that, but once in a while, air gets trapped and prevents water 
> from 
> > contacting something in there (head, etc). I put one of thos 
> ePrestone 
> > flush tap things in the literally top-most radiator hose; when I 
> fill 
> > the radiator on my Hornet, with it warming up, I crack the 
> Prestone 
> > thing cap loose, and a lot of air hisses out, then liquid.
> > 
> > Another thing that helps -- and this is so stupidly simple I can't 
> 
> > believe they don't all come this way! -- is to drill a 1/6" or 
> 1/8" hole 
> > in the thermostat (carefully) so that it flows a tiny bit of water 
> even 
> > when closed.
> > 
> > The amount of water flow does nothing; but it allows air bubbles 
> to leak 
> > through, and the system will self-purge (into the highest point, 
> > hopefully the radiator tank!).
> > 
> > I found this on the net, and it's one of those things that can't 
> go 
> > wrong, even if it doesn't solve your problem no harm done.
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