I was told air in the hoses was the reason my explorer was overheating. How do I get the air out? I'm a girl so don't be a jerk. It's really not a stupid question.
2006-08-26 10:23:10 · 7 answers · asked by feelingfroggee 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
okay do i leave it running while it's "burping"???? does that help with getting out the air?
2006-08-26 10:31:56 · update #1
I've replaced the thermostat and waterpump. It's got 150,000 miles or so and has been overheating after a fix things so it's not a one timer. I did notice that the overfill wasn't filled up and lid was off...is that how air can get in the tank...thanks for helping I appreciate it!
2006-08-26 10:37:24 · update #2
honey the tech who fixed it sounds like a bleep, he told you you have air in hoses? he put the air there, if he repaired your cooling system and now its overheating its becausehe didnt bleed it correctly, easy way on fords is to drain fluid, jack up front end of car, insert funnel into radiator neck, fill it slowly and give upper hose a few squeezes to burp air, then start car and turn heater on low, let run until car heats up approx 10-15 min, wait until thermostat opens, youll know when because the fan will come on and the coolant will drop, squeez upper hose a few more times be carefull it will be hot, then top off radiator and add a little more to the overflow incase you underfill it it will have nuff reserve. but i would take it to the guy who fixed it and make him do it, he obviouslly did not fill it and bleed the air after your repairs, there is alot of idiots out there who have no business near a car.
2006-08-26 12:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Wild horse C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever told you this is jerking you around. The cooling system we have now today are closed systems with recovery tanks. You didn't say how many miles you have on the vehicle, but if it is a high miler there is the possibility that the water pump is worn or the thermostat is sticking, You also never said if this was a constantly recurring problem, whether it heated regardless of how it was driven, etc. There are a lot of variables here. But as long as the coolant recovery tank under the hood is at the required level and there is no cracks or holes in the tank then we have to rule out the air in the line thing.
2006-08-26 10:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by Al s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1998 Ford Ranger Radiator
2016-11-12 22:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not at all uncommon for manufacturers to put a couple of large bolts somewhere near the top of the cylinder heads that van be removed to release air from the high points in the cooling system. My son's Mercedes 190E 2.6 had those, and one simply undid the bolts and used a funnel to fill up the coolant where any air was trapped.
2006-08-26 11:54:49 · answer #4 · answered by anonymourati 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not really possible to on that truck. When its cool, take off the radiator cap, and let it burp some ari/fluid out for a little bit, then replace cap, let it cool again, and refill with anitreeze. Should work ok there.
2006-08-26 10:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or the radiator is clogged, if the coolant hasn't been regularly maintained well. Take it to a good radiator shop.
2006-08-26 10:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wildhorse is 100% correct
2006-08-27 03:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋