In a message dated 2/8/06 4:53:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, katzd54@YAHOO.COM writes:
> ah, but there may be a serendipidy here. i have found that driving with > the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill > grades, is an easy, effective, and not too messy way to bleed the system. > if combined with a necessary trip(s), this is also much less energy > intensive than the standard procedure. > > how do you know when all the air has bled out and your starting to dump copious amounts of coolant? watch for the red light to start blinking and then find a place to pull over and retighten the bleeder bolt? chris |
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