I put a new thermostate in to my daughters car now we are not getting water into the lower radiator hose I read something about purging it Does anyone know how or what my problem might be I'm almost sure it wasn't like that before.
2007-03-07 09:35:32 · 2 answers · asked by della_brown_99 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Try this: Squeeze the lower and upper radiate hose several time with the radiator cap off. Run the car up on ramps of some sort (6" will do fine). With the radiator cap off start it up. Leave the cap off. With a flashlight watch the coolant to see if it starts to circulate. It may take 5 - 10 minutes. Have a person watch the temperature gage. If it starts to nudge 210 degrees shut the motor off off, let it cool and squeeze the hoses again. Bu now you'll hopefully have purged the cooling system of air. Fill the radiator to the top and fill the coolant recovery tank 2/3's full of antifreeze distilled water mix.
2007-03-07 09:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
follow the top hose to it's fitting on the engine,you'll see the bleeder valve,crack that loose,fill the radiator slowly,you'll see the bubbles,also massage the lower hose and the heater hoses.filling slowly helps to avoid air locks.cap the radiator,run the engine for 5 minutes,let it cool and repeat if necessary.make sure the heater is set to it's warmest setting
2007-03-07 18:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by zskip62 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋