overheating..SOLUTIONS TO THIS P.I.T.A. COOLING SYSTEM FILLER??

[ats at longcoeur.com (Patrick Bureau)]

Nicely described, personally I don't like to drive my car when I purge
air/cycle it 

I rev it at 2500 RPM for like 10 mins... Gets all bubbles out, and
circulates plenty the flow of coolant.

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->-----Original Message-----
->From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
->[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of T Berk
->Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:27 AM
->To: Scirocco E-list
->Subject: Re: overheating..SOLUTIONS TO THIS P.I.T.A. COOLING 
->SYSTEM FILLER??
->
->Captnbr@aol.com wrote:
->
->> This method that I use has worked every single time
-> > for me and it is actually quite easy.
-> >
-> > Open the coolant bottle before you start the car.
-> > Start and run the car and as the car is heating up,  > 
->Squeeze the upper radiator hose a bunch of times untill  > no 
->more air bubbles comes out.
->> 
->> Brian 86 16v
->> 98 Jetta Vr6
->> 
->> ____________
->
->
->Our early cars don't have the Coolant Expansion bottle setup; 
->your system has the coolant flow though the exp. bottle, right?
->
->In the early cars the main tips are:
->
->- Consider small hole in the face of the t-stat. I like the 
->small is good, 1/16" sounds fine. The new hole goes in the 
->flat part that moves, not the outer edge that remain stationary.
->
->- Open the Heater Control to full HOT (fan setting is not 
->critical, might as well leave the fan off.)
->
->- Fill Coolant System via upper Rad Hose in the top of Engine Block.
->
->- Seal it all up, top off the coolant via Radiator cap.
->
->- Run motor with cap off Radiator for now, checking level. As 
->coolant heats up the t-stat will open allowing the coolant 
->level to lower. (Yes, I know we drilled a hole, still).
->
->- Top off again and close Radiator. With heater setting to 
->HOT, drive around the block a time or two. We want coolant 
->flow and we want the Rad Fan to come on.
->
->- Back at base camp we let the motor & coolant cool off, and 
->later check and top off as necessary.
->
->Over the next few days bubbles will continue to gather and 
->'burping' the motor will be necessary.
->
->
->> Does anyone have a picture (before/after) 
-> > or diagram of where exactly to drill.  thanks
->> 
->> -Doug
->
->Hope the description above suffices. If not contact me.
->
->
->TBerk
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