By Mike on Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 01:56 pm: Edit

Sorry for the newbie question.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

By Tom Proctor on Friday, April 06, 2001 - 04:07 am: Edit

Mike,

Simply go ahead with your coolant flush, thermostat and/or hose replacements, then fill the radiator and expansion tank with coolant/water blend. Put everything back together but leave the fill hole open on the radiator (little black plastic threaded plug w/o-ring).

Now you need a long/tall funnel that will fit tightly into the hole on top of the radiator. Start up the engine and fill the funnel with coolant/water blend. Let it run for 30-40 minutes with the filled funnel attached. Check occasionally to make sure the funnel is full.

This will allow any air trapped in the cooling system to *burb* out as the thermostat opens/closes. Any trapped air is replaced with the coolant in the funnel.

Tom Proctor
96 Disco

By Mike on Saturday, April 07, 2001 - 05:39 pm: Edit

Thanks for the info.

Thanks,
Mike