Thanx Jim. I was thinking it was just boiling off but now I know. I
also found out that I have to do the same thing at the radiator. Hot
coolant baths tonight at Johnny's!
Johnny
5518
> Depends how much air is in the there ;)
>
> Actually, if the level of water is too low, the bleeder may never
spit
> water. If the car is hot, the water will continue to boil off with
the
> escape route until it cools or you close the bleeder. It will look
like
> you are "letting air out" when you're really just letting vaporized
water
> out.
>
> About the trapped air though, you should check it the next couple
times
> you go out to make sure it's all out. Sometimes air lurks in the
system
> for a little while depending on how&why the air got in there.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:40:19 -0000 "thebrave65" <johnnysher1@xxxx>
> writes:
> > Being that summer is the worst time of year here in Arizona, last
> > night the temp gauge creeped up to just under the 220 mark.
Being a
> >
> > bit spooked, I turned around and went home to bleed some air out
of
> > the system. Sure enough, it sputtered and spit but never gave me
a
> > steady stream of coolant. I let it spray for about 40 seconds
but
> > got a little worried that I might let too much coolant bleed out.
> >
> > How long does it usually take to get the trapped air out?
> >
> > Johnny
> > 5518
> >
> > Next time I'll use a bucket to catch the coolant!
> >
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