On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Lawrence Johnson wrote: > The thermostat does not need to open because there is a small bypass valve built > into the thermostat that allows enough flow for bleeding purposes. Hmm...maybe this is true on the WBX, but on my diesel I get *no* flow at the radiator bleeder valve until the thermostat opens. I don't even get air hissing out. Last time I revved it up with the heater valve open to purge the heater core, topping up the expansion tank as needed, then closed the heater valve and let it warm up to operating temp before trying to bleed the radiator. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "I think the brilliant aspect of the Bush speech last |___/ night is that it was crafted so simply that even Bush himself could understand it." -- Leeron Kopelman |
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