Radiator flush :

[MattK]

Just wondering , where are the bleeders ?

My owner manual sais nothing !

I flushed out the cooling system last year , just before going in for a major service , I asked them to bleed out the air as I had flushed the radiator , but im not sure they did it ?

Can some one point out where the bleeder valves ? are located ....


Thank you ...

[LeojVS]

I think you have to take off the bottom hose, drain the fluid out (not down the drain if can be helped) then put a hose up it, turn it on, so it is filling up from the bottom up, and flushing the crap out the top of the radiator. (Hope you have removed the cap before this point.....)

Dont quote me though. Go to an auto store, open and have a look at the gregorys manual just incase...

[riggers26]

depends on what model u got and what engine, but as far as i know its usualy near the thermostat. near the top hose

[dontsailbackwards]

My VR calais hasa brass screw on top to the fitting for the top hose. If you wrap a rag around it to catch the hot water & loosen it til you see water, then tighten it, it should (in theory cos it's the highest point) bleed all the air out of the system.

Air pockets = blown head gaskets - ask any VL owner. The radiators in those are lower than the engines so they heads trap air. nasty.

[BoOYeh]

Actually flush from the top down.