Malcolm; Well I have given this a bit of thought. All I can think of is you are not letting the thermostat open when you bleed the system. I believe the Bentley makes some mention of running at 2000rpm while adding coolant. This is what happens as I see it. The reservoir is the input to water pump. As the RPMs increase the output pressure of the pump increases, pressurizing the system, slightly expanding the rubber hoses, causing the coolant level to drop. You add coolant and close the lid while keeping up the RPMs so the system stays pressurized. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:20:47 -0400 "Malcolm Stebbins" <MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.Ca> writes: > Sorry to be late with this, but Ken, I do bleed my own > van's coolant system and when I get ALL of the air out of > the system, I do NOT get a variation in the level of > coolant (in the reservoir) with engine RPMs. The reservoir > is ALWAYS full. so I'm a bit mystified by your > comments. Malcolm > > On 15 Dec 2001, at 8:43, Kenneth D Lewis wrote: > > > If you have ever bled the system you should have noticed > > how the coolant level in the reservoir falls with higher > > RPMs and overflows at idle. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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