Re: More head gasket questions. (Jon Smith)

From: Mike Schwall (mschwall@flash.net)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 20:15:22 EST


At 10:43 AM 1/24/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 1/24/00 10:41:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>fast4x4@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> > don't forget to leave the radiator cap off until it warms up, don't
> want any
> > air pockets in coolant passages
>
>
>Won't coolant start shooting everywhere?? Usually I just massage the upper
>radiator hose while it warms up, and get the bubbles out that way.
>-Austin
>Vipertruck

Don't fully fill the radiator and let the engine warm up. Let the water
circulate. Drive it a couple miles to get the coolant moving good (if you
can in this cold weather). Let it cool then top off the radiator and puke
tank.

Mike

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