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Date:         Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:42:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Simon Reinhardt <simon@FARRSIDE.NET>
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From:         Simon Reinhardt <simon@FARRSIDE.NET>
Subject:      Re: air in the system
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20021010222555.34131.qmail@web14703.mail.yahoo.com>
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Why not? We're not talking about FILLING the cooling system via the tiny hole, just topping it off. There must be a maximum of what, 1/2 a gallon needed? -Simon

On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 04:25 PM, gary hradek wrote:

> Simon, > The hole is very small but I guess if you have a > small enough tube and a lot of time it could work? > gary > > The problem seems to be that everyone thinks this > method will force the > air back into some other part of the system. > Now, I'm no fizzics perfessor, but empirical evidence > gathered over my > lifetime would suggest to me that, with all other > bleeders and caps > closed, opening the radiator bleed hole while there's > a bottle of fluid > trying to get into it will put fluid into the bleed > hole... and force > any air OUT THE SAME HOLE. > Any fluid dynamical types out there who know a reason > why this wouldn't > hold true, please post your experiences... > -Simon > > On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 12:39 PM, wb6otg > wrote: > >> I have posted this solution a time or two also, but > no one seem to >> want to do it this way. >> >> Bill >


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