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    Talking car running to bleed radiator?

    when i bleed the radiator with the 2 bleeder bolts
    so i remove both bolts then when water comes out the top one put bolt bak in that one?
    then when water comes out of the lower one reinstall that bolt?
    do it while car is running?
    or when it is cold and turned of
    or when it reaches operating temperature turn it of and do it then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by creamy View Post
    when i bleed the radiator with the 2 bleeder bolts
    so i remove both bolts then when water comes out the top one put bolt bak in that one?
    then when water comes out of the lower one reinstall that bolt?
    do it while car is running?
    or when it is cold and turned of
    or when it reaches operating temperature turn it of and do it then?
    Do it while its idle'ing so the water pump is circulating the water and air bubbles, when the water circulates it gets the air to the highest point, make sure you squeese the hoses to get airbubles out.

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    Default A few images to help

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    don't forget to have your heater on ( to circulate coolant through your heater core and remove any air pockets in there) and the car at operating temperature if the top hose is warm the thermostat is open then the coolant is circulating.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jatsvl View Post
    don't forget to have your heater on ( to circulate coolant through your heater core and remove any air pockets in there) and the car at operating temperature if the top hose is warm the thermostat is open then the coolant is circulating.

    Spot on

    And be quick at doing the bleeder bolts up; especially if you are using ya fingers err, they get kind of warm

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    cheers, thanks everyone

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