Preston,
Great info. Thanks !
Gene
Slightly warm - soon to be cool 80'B
At 07:13 AM 11/3/98 -0400, prsmith@navnet.net wrote:
>In <19981103032329890.AAA243@eugeneb>, on 11/02/98
> at 10:23 PM, Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com> said:
>
>>I am about to replace the thermostat in my 80 B.
>>I am wondering about the correct method for refilling
>>the cooling system since the radiator does not have
>>a direct fill neck. The filling is done by either in the
>>overflow tank, or via fill port above the thermostat
>>on the engine block. I am concerned that the
>>radiator and block may not fill completely of that I may trap air in the
>>system. Do I need to be concerned ?? Any
>>hints ??
>
>From Haynes. This is for the later cars with the expansion tanks. I
>recall last year I lost the top hose on the higway. I installed a new
>one, filled up the expansion tank and drove away. The car overheated. A
>few days later, i had it in for service and I asked the mechanic about the
>overheating. He told me about the correct procedure. Since you will have
>the 'stat off you will have the same problem
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Draining.
>
>1. With car level, remove expansion tank cap.
>2. Remove filler plug from coolant outlet pipe (at the thermostat) 3.
>Disconnect bottom hose on rad.
>4. Remove drain plug from block
>5. flush as necessary (again see haynes)
>
>Now for the key part.
>
>Filling
>
>1. refit drain plug
>2. Refit bottom hose and check all other hoses
>3. with heater temp control to hot, top up expansion tank to half full
>and refit cap
>4. Fill system via the filler neck on thermostat up to bottom thread.
>refit plug 5. Run engine until top hose is warm then shut engine off
>6. Turn expansion tank cap to safety stop, release pressure, then refill
>to half full as necessary before tightening cap.
>7. Remove filler plug and top up to bottom of threads and refit.
>
>You may have to do step 7 a few times
>
>Preston
>|-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=--
>| MGB top down time is no longer an issue - we just painted the car.
>| Betti Ann and Preston Smith in the Head of St Margaret's Bay, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
>| email: prsmith@navnet.net
>
>
>
>
|