[6pack] Hot Running 6

Bill anabil007 at comcast.net
Sat Jun 18 17:50:24 MDT 2011


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.


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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA


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