Coolant bleeding advice needed, again

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01-27-2008, 08:34 PM

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78westfalia

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Re: These can be really tough to bleed.

What about using a vacuum bleeder? ie. Where you apply a vacuum at the tank and connect a hose to suck the new coolant out of the bottle into the system. Does the thermostat have a bypass?

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01-27-2008, 08:35 PM

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Vacuum won't work. You need the engine at operating temp, water pump pumping hard, t-stat open

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07-15-2022, 07:15 AM

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On my 3.0, v6, having the car facing downhill seemed help. Squeezing the top radiator hose. One guy said jack the driver side up so the resivoir was higher.