Ted,
Thanks for the tip. I plan to be filling my radiator next week.
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@q1.net>
To: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Cc: MG V8 List <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: Cooling system air pockets
>remove the top radiator hose from the thermostat housing but leave it
attached to
>the radiator. fill the rad. through this hose with a radiator bucket (long
neck
>spout) or wih a garden hose. keep pouring water into the hose until it runs
out of
>the stat housing. this has chased the air through the system - you were
filling the
>system in direction of flow - and now reattach the hose. ted
>
>Larry Hoy wrote:
>
>> Having seen how violently a car can overheat when there are air pockets
in the
>> cooling system (not my car thank goodness) I was wondering if there are
any tips
>> this list can provide to assure that I have no air pockets in the system.
>>
>> I have "engineered" the system so the surge tank filler is higher than
the
>> radiator tank; and have filled both the radiator, and the surge tank with
fluid.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Larry Hoy
>
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>Ted Schumacher
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