It's unclear to me how the coolant flows through the radiator in a 1.9l. The drawing on p. 19.10 in Bentley's kinda suggests that coolant flows into the top of the radiator and out the bottom. The drawing on p. 19.12 is less-clear to my uneducated eyeballs. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
On 10/23/2007 3:22 PM Jake de Villiers wrote: > Its also one of the fastest moving sectors Mike, so any air will be > moved along pretty quickly. That water pump is very efficient. :) > > The rad bleeder's a good spot to check for air after driving, as someone > else mentioned, but otherwise............ > > On 10/23/07, * Michael Elliott* <camping.elliott@gmail.com > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 10/21/2007 11:00 AM Geza Polony wrote: > > > Funny, I've never had any need to bleed the system, even after > doing coolant > > flushes, changing water pumps, etc. It just seems like you fill > it up, drive > > it around a bit, put more in if necessary, and that's it. Is > there something > > I'm missing? > > > > This is a good question. Renegade air bits will accumulate at the top of > the radiator, it being the highest point of the system, yes no? If a > liter > of air hangs out up there, will it affect cooling? Maybe it expands more > than the coolant when hot and forces more coolant into the coolant > recovery tank* than would otherwise go there? > > === > * See Jim? I'm teachable! > > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ |
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