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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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as above really

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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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mines under the kitchen sink mate



what car is it
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Erm, what car?
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay.
mines under the kitchen sink mate



what car is it

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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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anyone used the vaccum jobbie for bleeding coolant systems?
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
anyone used the vaccum jobbie for bleeding coolant systems?

I've used a gun type thing before, You hold it at the rad cap and press it, it blows the water through the whole system and then the gun makes a noise its done. Quite smart
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
I've used a gun type thing before, You hold it at the rad cap and press it, it blows the water through the whole system and then the gun makes a noise its done. Quite smart

yer they are well good
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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Its normally at the highest point of the cooling system, but will help if you can tell us what car....
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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ooops forgot that bit,its a fiesta 1.25lx 1996...would like to know still even though i have bled the system after replacing the heater valve and just took the expansion tank cap off with the heater on full blast and run the engine for 15 minutes keeping an eye on the temp gauge.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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I dont think these engines have bleed valves. Just do as you did, with heater on hot let it run with cap off until all bubbles are gone! Maybe worth giving the pipes a firm squeeze to make sure they have no air trapped in them
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