Kastner says jack up the front of the car until the radiator filler
is higher than the head / thermostat housing, run the car, it will
"burp" itself ...
>
> * I also tried to burp the system by bleeding the air out at the
> sending unit but I can't seem to get it out. When I remove the
> sending unit there's just air.
> * Any better methods of getting air out of the head?? Doesn't
> seem to purge after thermal cycling the engine. New cap as well.
> * The replacement thermostat was a 165 deg. I suspect that it's
> higher than that. Can't measure actual coolant temp since I
> broke my Temp Tester.
> * My next step is to remove the thermostat.
--
"Thinking is the hardest work there is. That's why so few people
undertake it." - Henry Ford
Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA
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