[Vwdiesel] Air in cooling system

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 8/23/2003 3:02:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
eyvind.spangen at c2i.net writes:

> just did a coolant flush/refill, but now I have air in the heater
> core. The engine warms up and the heater works, but after a while, it
> gets cold again, while the engine stays at operating temperature. If I
> stop the engine and let it sit for a while, it will be warm again, but
> then it repeats. I can't find a bleeding screw anywhere, so I guess
> there's a "magic" thing to to. What? ;-)
>

  Unless it's a Vanagon, the only "trick" is to fill the engine through the
upper radiator hose THEN connect it to the radiator and finish filling.
A high percentage of the time, your symptoms mean a blown head
gasket. :(  Hope not.
     Loren