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best way to bleed a 4x4 cossie cooling system?

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Old 08-02-2007, 04:26 PM
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Can someone tell me the best way to bleed the system after fitting a radiator please as i want to make sure i am doing it correctly

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try undoing the bleed bolt on the thermostat housing
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As above. Make sure cap is off header tank. Undo bleed screw. Run engine until water flows continuously from bleed screw. Stop engine. Do up screw and top up header tank as necessary. Job done.

On a 2wd it is a nightmare to get out air-locks, as they don't have that bleed-screw to do this with .
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aye thats what i have been doing, but wanted to check it was the correct procedure,
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