Air Trapped in Head - after fluid change? |
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Stev
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Posted: 17 May 2021 at 9:40am |
How do you get the air trapped in the head out when refilling the coolant?
Never had a problem with this in the past 40 years - but last night it was a struggle. Details: I replaced the water pump in our 1946 CJ2A with a L134 pretty much bone stock engine. I filled the radiator and squeezed the upper radiator hose as the engine idled. It took about 6 minutes to get the last of the air out of the system and I did see the temp gauge go over 220 degrees before the thermostat finally opened. This engine temp runs about 185 degrees most of the time. It will hit 205 normally when starting up. I read posts about 170 degrees thermostats but every time I change one they run 180 degrees and will hit 205 -210 to open on my uncalibrated dash gauge. I have heard of people drilling a hole in the thermostat - never done that but it is on my list of things to try going forward. Thanks, Adding: Yes- I am concerned with that flash temp but will just have to see if it did any damage. Edited by Stev - 17 May 2021 at 9:44am |
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Stev
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Lee MN
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Drill a hole in the thermostat ššæ 2 Doesent hurt š. If you buy a better quality stat the come with a bleeder hole in them that in most cases has a loose rivet in it......
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JonJ
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Ah the thermostat hole again I drilled one my new thermostat, fitted it and worked a treat first time. Thereās a big long post about it around here somewhere
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Bruce W
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Donāt take it out to drill a hole in it. The holes purpose is to release air as you fill the system. If the thermostat has opened once the air has been dumped. If you have air after that you have a problem somewhere.
Everything I own goes to 200 or more on first warm-up of the day, and theyāre all fine after that. They all have a hole. Itās the thermostat, not air (or at least it had better not be air), that causes that. As long as it settles down after that, no problem. BW |
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Stev
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Sound like drilling holes in the thermostat is going to happed from know on!
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Stev
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I have the drilled hole, never known anything different and works great... but I'm curious about these higher "warm up" temps. My normal op temp is 180ish, which will climb if pulling a hill, or towing the bantam on a hot day with the chaff screen, etc.
When I start it from cold it climbs to 180ish and stops, no matter if sitting idling or just normal cruising.
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