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Date:         Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:41:16 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bleeding the front radiator
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If this was so, I would wonder why so many thermostats have a tiny bleed hole. Not much point if they are never closed on any car.

Mark

Ben huot wrote: > > The thermostat is never completely close on any car or van, it is open or > partially close (about 75 % close). Even if it looks completely close, it > is not. > > On most cars if it was fully close the pump would have a hard time and the > engine would overheat, even in winter condition. > > Regards, Ben


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