Thanks Jay and others for the advice. I did go ahead and bleed the system last night. Very simple to do. Didn't know there was a groove in the bolt to facilitate this without fully removing the bolt but it was no problem. However, it would seem that my problem has now made itself more evident. After bleeding, I took it out for a drive and the temp shot up pretty quick and the light even came on. I stopped the van, added more water to the surge tank and then proceded. The light went off but the temp stayed high until about 30 seconds later when the temp plunged downward. At this point it became pretty obvious that I've got a faulty thermostat. Unfortunately, either as a result of the high temps or preasure caused by the thermostat, I now have a new plastic part leak. What fun! It's that wondefully accessable distribution pipe at the front of the engine on the passenger side. So I've parked Van and this problem will just have to wait until I do all the other engine work I'm planning to do sometime in the next couple months. Thanks for the help. This list has come through for me once again. Jeff |
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