Bleeding the coolant is a pain without an Airlift or similar vacuum fill device. Lots of bleed locations and hard to get the air out.
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I try and avoid putting my mouth on toxic chemical reservoir's.
That's NOT what she said!I try and avoid putting my mouth on toxic chemical reservoir's.
Anyway, I use the 'caveman blowdown' method too. But I take a scrap of plastic sheet and cut a small X in the center. Put that over the reservoir opening and blow through it. Avoids the dain bramage and makes short work of getting *most* of the air out. Then I go for a short drive and burp a little air out at the front bleed valve. Job's done.
Okay I just refilled my coolant. The coolant tank did not empty when fans when in high.
I found this thread, and was going to blow down the tank with my mouth, with the tank covered with plastic, but decided to use the exhaust of my shopvac. I disconnected it from the bucket, so it was sucking clean air. I only turned it on for 1 second and the coolant started to drain.
I started it up and coolant started to flow into the radiator. I was able to add 2 gallons of coolant. Coolant started to surge in and out of the tank. I shut it.
After closing and driving it around, I let it cool off opened it and had to add about 1/2 gallon.
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I found this thread, and was going to blow down the tank with my mouth, with the tank covered with plastic, but decided to use the exhaust of my shopvac. I disconnected it from the bucket, so it was sucking clean air. I only turned it on for 1 second and the coolant started to drain.
I started it up and coolant started to flow into the radiator. I was able to add 2 gallons of coolant. Coolant started to surge in and out of the tank. I shut it.
After closing and driving it around, I let it cool off opened it and had to add about 1/2 gallon.
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