A month ago I had a leak in a heater core tube. That prompted me to replace all the coolant lines from the radiator back.
Problem is with refiling coolant and burping the system.
1) I am using the HD Airlift Evacuator System - recommended to my by Fran
2) I can hold 25lbs vacuum and the system pumps the antifreeze into the car - but only uses 5 gallons.
3) I have subsequently added another three gallons and the system is still not full.
4) The coolant return hose gets warm but isn't full - I can collapse the hose
5) I have raised the rear 6 inches to get the header take higher
6) I get to 200 and hold for a bit and then the temperature starts rising
7) I am getting a lot of air (burps, splashes) from the header tank
Anybody have tricks and techniques they have used to successfully fill and burp the system?
Thanks
Problem is with refiling coolant and burping the system.
1) I am using the HD Airlift Evacuator System - recommended to my by Fran
2) I can hold 25lbs vacuum and the system pumps the antifreeze into the car - but only uses 5 gallons.
3) I have subsequently added another three gallons and the system is still not full.
4) The coolant return hose gets warm but isn't full - I can collapse the hose
5) I have raised the rear 6 inches to get the header take higher
6) I get to 200 and hold for a bit and then the temperature starts rising
7) I am getting a lot of air (burps, splashes) from the header tank
Anybody have tricks and techniques they have used to successfully fill and burp the system?
Thanks