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Filling radiator

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Lefty:
Just a quick stupid question
The vet radiator is installed on an incline, assuming I want to get 100% liquid in the radiator and no air how do you do it. There is always air in mine as the top tank is higher than the lowest part of the radiator cap, is the a secret or do you fill it up on a big hill?
Cheers

Lefty

Jethro:
Used to be a real pain for me to so I modified my thermostat housing, drilled and tapped a bleed screw to it so as to bleed all the air out of cooling system at the highest point.

Works like a treat  :thumb:



Jethro

Scott:
Some people add a new filling point to the top hose.  I have also seen thermostat covers with the fill cap mounted in the top.

Lefty:
thanks for the feeback, makes sense. my 24 has a plug on the upperr hose and works well. ill check out the hole in the thermostat housing, this may help.

cheers,


lefty

StephenSLR:
Is there an option to install a coolant overflow reservoir?

This way when the coolant heats and expands it goes into the reservoir taking the air with it, when it cools down and shrinks it draws only coolant from the reservoir ... provided the coolant hose is at the top of the rad.

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