Date:         Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:22:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your
              van's rad.
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <471E6E99.2060108@gmail.com>
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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> 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
>



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