bleeding air out of coolant system

[Brett Dikeman]

At 3:52 PM -0400 5/24/02, Kneale Brownson wrote:

>1.  Set heater control to "warm"
>2.   Fill at the expansion tank until it won't accept more.
>3.   Run engine and continue to replace the coolant in the tank until the
>level remains constant.
>4.   Install expansion tank cap.
>5.   Continue running engine until cooling fan operates.
>6.    Check coolant level and top up as necessary.

Okay...did the above, and the coolant level didn't do much...crept up
slightly, if anything, as the engine fully warmed up.

Once the fan had run, I replaced the cap and shut the car off.

No gurgle/bubbling noises...but I bet that if I take it for a drive,
it'll come back and be a-burblin'.

IF that happens, what am I looking at?  Head gasket failure?  It's
hard to tell, but I guess the exhaust smells a little sweet; the O2
sensor came out with white crap all over the half facing the turbo.
Tailpipe does not have any white residue.

The car does not really consume much coolant at all(I think); every
once in a blue moon I happen to peek over and see the tank is a
little below the min level and top it off; that was, however, with
the old cap, which was replaced today(and was leaking somewhat.)

Brett
--
----
"They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/