Date:         Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:09:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: bleeding questions
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You shouldn't be having that much coolant coming back into the reservoir
(as opposed to expansion tank).  May be a bad pressure cap on the ET?  My
one bleeding experience was pretty easy.  Once I go the thing mainly bled,
I would still hear air bubbling around as I drove.  Temp gauge occasionally
reading slightly high during this time.  Once or twice I bled air out of
the radiator, never got a lot.  Then it seemed to kind of bleed itself by
getting the air bubbles to the ET, and then sucking in coolant from the
reservoir as it cooled.  It's an '86.  Good luck.
Edward

At 07:27 PM 2/2/2003, you wrote:
>enough coolant to make it come out the top of the
>reserve resevoir. i spent about an hour this afternoon
>bleeding it again. first parked it facing downhill
>with the bleeder screw in but loose, and i could hear
>and see air bubbles. then parked it facing uphill, had
>the woman rev er up and bleed this way again. it's not
>over heating anymore, i guess i'll have  to see what
>happens tomorrow. thanks