Changing rad tomorrow advice needed

[StuC]

Is that the [strike:lmfw2xgf]court injunction[/strike:lmfw2xgf] incident involving the poodle and the 3/4" impact wrench?

[Jay67]

Is that the [strike:6z1ofzp4]court injunction[/strike:6z1ofzp4] incident involving the poodle and the 3/4" impact wrench?

no not THAT incident! It's because of the [strike:6z1ofzp4]community service[/strike:6z1ofzp4] ticking off over the accident with the ferret and the 10mm deep socket

[Pavett1990]

Re-assembly  s:D s:D

[nathanMR2]

Well youve done the easy bit by the looks of it  s;) s;)

Now bleed it   s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:

[StuC]

Re-assembly  s:D s:D

You managed to get that pipe clip back on OK then?   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[Pavett1990]

Well youve done the easy bit by the looks of it  s;) s;)

Now bleed it   s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:

I'm waiting on delivery of coolant lol.. That will be laters game haha

Re-assembly  s:D s:D

You managed to get that pipe clip back on OK then?   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Yeah took the clips off and started again and just slipped into place.. No need for lube  s;) s;)  lol

[StuC]

 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s8) s8)    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[Pavett1990]

It's handy knowing someone in the trade  s;) s;)  

£4 for 5 litres of anti freeze

[Pavett1990]

So far it's taken around 6 litres of coolant.. So by my calculations it's due another 3-4 litres.. But it's getting late to be revving and driving up and down the street so going to have to finish tomorrow

[shnazzle]

So far it's taken around 6 litres of coolant.. So by my calculations it's due another 3-4 litres.. But it's getting late to be revving and driving up and down the street so going to have to finish tomorrow

Really surprised that much came out. No idea how you managed that!

[Pavett1990]

The bottom half of the old rad was non existent most of it was lost through that

[shnazzle]

Even bigger mystery then is how it stayed in for so long haha

[Pavett1990]

Lol.. Well my assumption is the stone that hit it finished it off lol

[Hull Tiger]

If you are lucky enough to live near a steep hill park with the nose pointing uphill and no need to clamp the pipes swap out the rad, spin the car around and then you can bleed it. That's what I always do.
Bleeding it can be a nightmare sometimes.

Thats easy for you to say, your driveway is perfect   s:) s:)  , try living in hull, flat as a pancake   s:( s:(    s:( s:(

[Tomo70]

Yeah I nearly burnt my clutch out trying to get off the drive  :-) :-) :-)

[redarrow]

You need also to run the heater hot to
See if there no air lock.

If there a air lock the heater wont come on
Or get hot.

To get rid of the air lock you undo the radiator cap
And goto the coolent bottle undo that cap and blow
Hard in the coolent bottle untill air bubbles out of
The radiator......(dont drink the coolent use a cloth to
Protect your mouth/face )))))

Worked for me any way....,



Congratulations you saved £££££ from a shop mac

[shnazzle]

You need also to run the heater hot to
See if there no air lock.

If there a air lock the heater wont come on
Or get hot.

To get rid of the air lock you undo the radiator cap
And goto the coolent bottle undo that cap and blow
Hard in the coolent bottle untill air bubbles out of
The radiator......(dont drink the coolent use a cloth to
Protect your mouth/face )))))

Worked for me any way....,



Congratulations you saved £££££ from a shop mac

Alas there is no radiator cap  s:) s:)

Only two little taps on the top left and bottom right and a bleeder valve by the front wall.

[Andys-N20]

Alas there is no radiator cap  s:) s:)

Only two little taps on the top left and bottom right and a bleeder valve by the front wall.

True but the principal still applies.
Park with the rad pointing downhill (lowest point), take the coolant cap off the reservoir and loosen the bleed screw on the top of the rad. The water will naturally flow downhill pushing the air out.
Personally I would not put my mouth anyware near the coolant as I believe the chemicals in coolant can result in blindness and brain damage.
This is an old thread so you must have sorted it out?
Hope so