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Mike J. (Mudd)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 12:58 pm: | 
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I have been hearing too much gurgling in the heater core. On acceleration, turns, or just reving the engine. I figure it must be air or a clog and not sure what to do. I believe it has to be the source of my overheating problem. if I climb, I overheat. Thermostat is new, fluid is full and fresh no mud in radiator???? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike J. |
Kyle
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 01:05 pm: |
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Yep , sounds like you have a little air trapped in there. Try taking off a heater hose (Engine cold ofcourse) and filing it that way..
Kyle |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 08:09 pm: |
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did you use a land rover thermostat with the "jiggle pin" to bleed air? and did you install it with the jiggle pin up? |
Mike J. (Mudd)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 08:35 pm: |
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No, but I had the problem before I replaced the thermostat. I tried water in the heater hoses but it didn't help the first day. I still managed to over heat. Chiltons said to sqeeze the heater hoses and you may feel the air and it will push it out. I think I did and may have seen the bubbles in the resivoir. It seems to be quieter now but I havn't had the chance to run it up a hill with the A/C on so I'm not sure if my prob remains or not. I didn't see a Jiggle Pin on the one I took out? I don't think? I'll squeeze my hose, you jiggle your pin. but thanks! Mike |
Chris Browne
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 09:39 pm: |
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Is the overflow reservoir half empty? Refill and run the engine for a few minutes to help get the air pockets out...with the heat on |
doug james (Dgj95lwb)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 10:07 pm: |
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Have to have an 'air hole' in the 'stat. Jiggle pin is factory; a nail hole works if you have a different part. Needs to be @ 12 o'clock. Heater on, engine warm, pointing up a steep driveway, resv 1/2 full, and the air will escape/vent. IF all else is tight/right, you don't have to concern yerself on 'squeezing' the hoses. Somebody printed that ??
Ongoing gurgling ? Air being pumped in via the leaking headgasket ? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 11:24 pm: |
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What if you don't have one of those 'jiggle pins' on the therm? Is it a big deal? |
Mike J. (Mudd)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 09:49 am: |
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Thanks Doug,
This morning I had way less gurgle, so I'm thinking positive thoughts I think I'll try and overheat it today to see if it still happens. Nail Hole? Do I poke something?... How?... I will also try up hill hose squeezing. It was in the Chilton manual and I really think I felt the air in the hose when I first squeezed it. I saw air not just fluid in the resivoir, and now I have less gurgle so? I'll go climb a hill with the AC on. Science at its finest. Mike |
doug james (Dgj95lwb)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 02:35 pm: |
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Mike;
Actually the nail hole technique places a hole as substitue for the jiggle pin-in the absense of an 'official' jp. There are many thermostats that fit, but not having the pin. A nail hole in the perimeter of the otherwise suitable thermostat, adapts it.
A little air will be in the system, as the hoses are higher than the water level- example: the upper rad hose. Totally fine to have air there, for example. |
Bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 04:27 pm: |
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When I replaced my thermostat, no hole was present but I did the same thing, drilled a hole, sanded smooth. I tried to use the jp from the old thermostat, but the plastic bead shattered when I used my needle nose pliers to remove it from the housing. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 05:38 pm: |
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put redline water wetter in it to get the last of the air bubbles to go into solution and shut it up
plus you will get a good temp drop as well
if it comes back I'm with Doug...check the head Gasket
blowing a bit of white smoke? |
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