Old thread, new reply Re: Cooling System Problem

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

There is an old school trick I have been doing for years: 

Dril one or two small holes into the plate of the thermo, this allows
dribbles through but keeps the thing closed for all intents. Never had
trouble with bubbles in the block this way. Drill bit size was same as a
pencil lead in diameter.

TBerk

Vwskyrocket@cs.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 10/3/00 6:57:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> John.B.Warren@Williams.com writes:
> 
> <<  and I let it run for 30 minutes last nite thinking the thermostat would
>  open. I guess it never did, because the coolant never got pulled out of the
>  overflow >>
> 
> I read somewhere to try boiling the thermostat, to get it to open up, then
> place an aspirin tablet in it so it is held open.  That way the coolant can
> get by it to fill properly, and it will dissolve away after a short time.  I
> have never tried it though.
> 
> Jason
>

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