Xxyyzz Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 New radiator installed. Super easy and straight forward. I havent refilled the new one yet. Now normally when I burp a radiator I fill up the radiator, start the car and keep filling it as it goes down. Then I let run for 30 minutes to make sure it burps everything up. My question is with a fan that doesn't work so well at idle is there any special technique to burping this car? -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 is there any special technique to burping this car? -Mark Have you tried throwing it over your left shoulder and patting the roof with your right hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Originally Posted By: cardude720 is there any special technique to burping this car? -Mark Have you tried throwing it over your left shoulder and patting the roof with your right hand? I can't take Dennis, good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Knight Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Was going to add another smart donkey comment but couldn't top this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 turning your heater on "hot" will help, this will pull most of the air into the heater core and pushing it back to the waterpump and back to the radiator, feeling the upper radiator hose will give you a clue to when the thermostat opens, it will get hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black07ss Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I would leave it down about 6" as it is coming up to temp. The level will move that much as the thermostat is getting ready to open. You will see the coolant flowing when the stat opens up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxyyzz Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 I cant leave you guys alone for 5 minites! Hahahha! Anyways my heater is bypassed right now so cant run that. How would I know its 6 inches down? I can only see when it reaches the neck. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxyyzz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Just my luck.... Filled up the radiator and went to burp it and the new lower hose from autozone had a crack and was leaking! Luckily they are giving me a new one along with 3 jugs of coolant. Only a few hours lost -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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